praefero

Latin

Etymology

From prae (“before”) + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpraɪ.fe.roː/

Verb

present active praeferō, present infinitive praeferre, perfect active praetulī, supine praelātum. (irregular)

1. I bear, hold or carry before or forth.
2. I carry before, place or set before, offer, present.
3. I place someone or something before another, prefer.
4. I take beforehand, anticipate.
5. I show, display, exhibit, discover, expose, reveal, betray.

Inflection

Irregular, but resembling the third conjugation. The principal parts are suppletive.

    Third Conjugation ferō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeferō	praefers	praefert	praeferimus	praefertis	praeferunt
	future	praeferam	praeferēs	praeferet	praeferēmus	praeferētis	praeferent
	imperfect	praeferēbam	praeferēbās	praeferēbat	praeferēbāmus	praeferēbātis	praeferēbant
	perfect	praetulī	praetulistī	praetulit	praetulimus	praetulistis	praetulērunt
	future perfect	praetulerō	praetuleris	praetulerit	praetulerimus	praetuleritis	praetulerint
	pluperfect	praetuleram	praetulerās	praetulerat	praetulerāmus	praetulerātis	praetulerant
passive	present	praeferor	praeferris	praefertur	praeferimur	praeferiminī	praeferuntur
	future	praeferar	praeferēris	praeferētur	praeferēmur	praeferēminī	praeferentur
	imperfect	praeferēbar	praeferēbāris	praeferēbātur	praeferēbāmur	praeferēbāminī	praeferēbantur
	perfect	Use praelātus m, praelāta f, praelātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use praelātus m, praelāta f, praelātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praelātus m, praelāta f, praelātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praeferam	praeferās	praeferat	praeferāmus	praeferātis	praeferant
	imperfect	praeferrem	praeferrēs	praeferret	praeferrēmus	praeferrētis	praeferrent
	perfect	praetulerim	praetulerīs	praetulerit	praetulerīmus	praetulerītis	praetulerint
	pluperfect	praetulissem	praetulissēs	praetulisset	praetulissēmus	praetulissētis	praetulissent
passive	present	praeferar	praeferāris	praeferātur	praeferāmur	praeferāminī	praeferantur
	imperfect	praeferrer	praeferrēris	praeferrētur	praeferrēmur	praeferrēminī	praeferrentur
	perfect	Use praelātus m, praelāta f, praelātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use praelātus m, praelāta f, praelātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	praefer	praefertō	praefertō	praeferre	praefertor	praefertor
	plural	praeferte	praefertōte	praeferuntō	praeferiminī	—	praeferuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praeferre	praetulisse	praelātūrus esse	praeferrī	praelātus esse	praelātum iri
participles		praeferēns (praeferentis)	—	praelātūrus -ra, -rum	—	praelātus -a, -um	praeferendus -nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• praefericulum
• praelātiō
• praelātor
• praelātus

Related terms

adferō / afferō auferō circumferō cōnferō dēferō

differō efferō ferō īnferō interferō

intrōferō offerō perferō postferō praeterferor

prōferō referō sufferō trānsferō

Descendants

Catalan: preferir Dutch: prefereren English: prefer French: préférer

Italian: preferire Portuguese: preferir Spanish: preferir

References

• praefero in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879