profero

Latin

Etymology

From prō (“in front of”) + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA: /ˈproː.fe.roː/

Verb

present active prōferō, present infinitive prōferre, perfect active prōtulī, supine prōlātum. (irregular)

I bring out, bring forth.
I appear, show myself.
I offer, proffer.
I stretch out, extend.
(military) I march on, advance.
(figuratively) I produce, induce growth.
I utter, pronounce.
I put off, defer, adjourn.
(painting) I bring out, represent distinctly.
(figuratively, with se) I raise or elevate myself from a lower station.
I make known, publicize.
I discover, invent, reveal.
I quote, cite, mention.
I impel.
I prolong.

Inflection

Irregular, but resembling the third conjugation. The principal parts come from several different words originally.

Third Conjugation ferō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōferō	prōfers	prōfert	prōferimus	prōfertis	prōferunt
	future	prōferam	prōferēs	prōferet	prōferēmus	prōferētis	prōferent
	imperfect	prōferēbam	prōferēbās	prōferēbat	prōferēbāmus	prōferēbātis	prōferēbant
	perfect	prōtulī	prōtulistī	prōtulit	prōtulimus	prōtulistis	prōtulērunt
	future perfect	prōtulerō	prōtuleris	prōtulerit	prōtulerimus	prōtuleritis	prōtulerint
	pluperfect	prōtuleram	prōtulerās	prōtulerat	prōtulerāmus	prōtulerātis	prōtulerant
passive	present	prōferor	prōferris	prōfertur	prōferimur	prōferiminī	prōferuntur
	future	prōferar	prōferēris	prōferētur	prōferēmur	prōferēminī	prōferentur
	imperfect	prōferēbar	prōferēbāris	prōferēbātur	prōferēbāmur	prōferēbāminī	prōferēbantur
	perfect	Use prōlātus m, prōlāta f, prōlātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use prōlātus m, prōlāta f, prōlātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use prōlātus m, prōlāta f, prōlātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōferam	prōferās	prōferat	prōferāmus	prōferātis	prōferant
	imperfect	prōferrem	prōferrēs	prōferret	prōferrēmus	prōferrētis	prōferrent
	perfect	prōtulerim	prōtulerīs	prōtulerit	prōtulerīmus	prōtulerītis	prōtulerint
	pluperfect	prōtulissem	prōtulissēs	prōtulisset	prōtulissēmus	prōtulissētis	prōtulissent
passive	present	prōferar	prōferāris	prōferātur	prōferāmur	prōferāminī	prōferantur
	imperfect	prōferrer	prōferrēris	prōferrētur	prōferrēmur	prōferrēminī	prōferrentur
	perfect	Use prōlātus m, prōlāta f, prōlātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use prōlātus m, prōlāta f, prōlātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
imperatives		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	prōfer	prōfertō	prōfertō	prōferre	prōfertor	prōfertor
	plural	prōferte	prōfertōte	prōferuntō	prōferiminī	—	prōferuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōferre	prōtulisse	prōlātūrus esse	prōferrī	prōlātus esse	prōlātum iri
participles		prōferēns (prōferentis)	—	prōlātūrus ^{-ra, -rum}	—	prōlātus ^{-a, -um}	prōferendus ^{-nda, -ndum}