preferir
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
preferir (first-person singular present prefereixo, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferit)
- to prefer
Conjugation edit
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Further reading edit
- “preferir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “preferir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “preferir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “preferir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.
Verb edit
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefire, first-person singular preterite preferín, past participle preferido)
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefere, first-person singular preterite preferim or preferi, past participle preferido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “preferir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “preferir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pre‧fe‧rir
Verb edit
preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefere, first-person singular preterite preferi, past participle preferido)
- (transitive) to prefer
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “preferir” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “preferir” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “preferir” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “preferir” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “preferir” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “preferir” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation. Cognate with English prefer.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “preferir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014