preferir

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /pɾə.fəˈɾi/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾiɾ/
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Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefereixo, past participle preferit)

  1. to prefer

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation.

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, first-person singular preterite preferín, past participle preferido)

  1. (transitive) to prefer

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.feˈɾi(h)], /pɾe.fiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.fiˈɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾi(ɾ)/, /pɾe.fiˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.feˈɾi(χ)], /pɾe.fiˈɾi(ʁ)/ [pɾe.fiˈɾi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.feˈɾi(ɻ)/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧fe‧rir

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefiro, third-person singular present prefere, first-person singular preterite preferi, past participle preferido)

  1. (transitive) to prefer
  2. inflection of preferir:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, present active infinitive of praeferō, with a change of conjugation. Cognate with English prefer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾefeˈɾiɾ/ [pɾe.feˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧fe‧rir

Verb

preferir (first-person singular present prefiero, first-person singular preterite preferí, past participle preferido)

  1. to prefer
  2. to rather (be or do)

Conjugation

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