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]
Related terms[edit]
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]
Learned borrowing 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 (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
- “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
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