Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin praepōnere, from Latin prae + pōnō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preˈpor.re/
  • Rhymes: -orre
  • Hyphenation: pre‧pór‧re

Verb

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prepórre (first-person singular present prepóngo, first-person singular past historic prepósi, past participle prepósto or prepòsto, first-person singular imperfect preponévo, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to place (something) before
  2. to give (something or someone) preference
  3. to put (someone) in charge (of someone or something)

Conjugation

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