verbthird conjugation, suppletive
praeferō
praeferō (present infinitive praeferre, perfect active praetulī, supine praelātum)
Classical[ˈprae̯.fɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.fe.ro]
Meaning
- suppletivetransitiveto bear, hold or carry before or forth, place or set before
Quid faculam praefers, Philerōs, quae nīl opus nōbīs? Ībimus, sīc, lūcet pectore flamma satis.
Why do you carry the torch, Phileros, which we don't need? We will go thus, the flame in the chest shines enough.(Can we date this quote?), Valerius Aedituus, (Please provide the book title or journal name): - suppletivetransitiveto offer, present
- suppletivetransitiveto prefer, like, give preference to
- suppletivetransitiveto take beforehand, anticipate
- suppletivetransitiveto show, display, exhibit, discover, expose, reveal, betray
- suppletiveto surpass, cross over, go beyond, exceed
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeferō | praeferēbam | praeferam | praetulī | praetuleram | praetulerō |
| 2nd sg. | praefers | praeferēbās | praeferēs | praetulistī | praetulerās | praetuleris |
| 3rd sg. | praefert | praeferēbat | praeferet | praetulit | praetulerat | praetulerit |
| 1st pl. | praeferimus | praeferēbāmus | praeferēmus | praetulimus | praetulerāmus | praetulerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praefertis | praeferēbātis | praeferētis | praetulistis | praetulerātis | praetuleritis |
| 3rd pl. | praeferunt | praeferēbant | praeferent | praetulērunt praetulēre | praetulerant | praetulerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeferam | praeferrem | praetulerim | praetulissem |
| 2nd sg. | praeferās | praeferrēs | praetulerīs | praetulissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praeferat | praeferret | praetulerit | praetulisset |
| 1st pl. | praeferāmus | praeferrēmus | praetulerīmus | praetulissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praeferātis | praeferrētis | praetulerītis | praetulissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praeferant | praeferrent | praetulerint | praetulissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeferor | praeferēbar | praeferar |
| 2nd sg. | praeferris praeferre | praeferēbāris praeferēbāre | praeferēris praeferēre |
| 3rd sg. | praefertur | praeferēbātur | praeferētur |
| 1st pl. | praeferimur | praeferēbāmur | praeferēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeferiminī | praeferēbāminī | praeferēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeferuntur | praeferēbantur | praeferentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeferar | praeferrer |
| 2nd sg. | praeferāris praeferāre | praeferrēris praeferrēre |
| 3rd sg. | praeferātur | praeferrētur |
| 1st pl. | praeferāmur | praeferrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeferāminī | praeferrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeferantur | praeferrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praefer | praeferre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praeferte | praeferiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praefertō | praefertor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praefertō | praefertor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praefertōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praeferuntō | praeferuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praeferre | praeferrī |
| perfect infinitive | praetulisse | praelātum esse |
| future infinitive | praelātūrum esse | praelātum īrī |
| present participle | praeferēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praelātus praelāta, praelātā, praelātae, praelātam, praelātārum, praelātās, praelāte, praelātī, praelātīs, praelātō, praelātōrum, praelātōs |
| future participle | praelātūrus praelātūra, praelātūrā, praelātūrae, praelātūram, praelātūrārum, praelātūrās, praelātūre, praelātūrī, praelātūrīs, praelātūrō, praelātūrōrum, praelātūrōs, praelātūrum | praeferendus praeferundus, praeferenda, praeferendā, praeferendae, praeferendam, praeferendārum, praeferendās, praeferende, praeferendīs, praeferendōrum, praeferendōs |
gerundpraeferendī, praeferendō, praeferendumsupinepraelātum, praelātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- fasces praeferre, summittere
- to walk before with the fasces; to lower the fasces.
prae-fĕro, tŭli, lātum, ferre, v. a.,
I. to bear before, to carry in front, to hold forth.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (class.):
dextrā ardentem facem praeferebat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 74; cf.: alicui facem ad libidinem, id. Cat. 1, 6, 13: in fascibus insignia laureae, Caes. B. C. 3, 71: fasces praetoribus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22; Ov. F. 2, 336: claram facem praeferre pudendis, Juv. 8, 139.—2. Pass. with mid. force: praelatus, riding by, hurrying past:
praelatus equo, Tac. A. 6, 35: praelatos hostes adoriri, Liv. 2, 14 fin.: praeter castra sua fugā praelati, id. 7, 24; cf. id. 33, 27.—With acc.: castra sua praelati, hurrying past the camp, Liv. 5, 26.—B. In partic., to carry in front, to bear along in public, and esp. in religious and triumphal processions:
signa militaria praelata, Liv. 3, 29; 31, 49: Pontico triumpho trium verborum praetulit titulum: veni, vidi, vici, Suet. Caes. 37: statuam Circensi pompā, id. Tit. 2.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., to carry before, to place or set before, to offer, present (very rare):
clarissimum lumen praetulistis menti meae, Cic. Sull. 14, 40: suam vitam, ut legem, praefert suis legibus, to carry one's life before, let it shine before as a guiding law (the image is borrowed from the bearing of torches before a thing), id. Rep. 1, 34, 52 Mos.: apud consulem causam atque excusationem, to offer as a cause, as an excuse, Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 17.—B. In partic.
1. To place a person or thing before another in esteem, to prefer (very freq.):
quem cui nostrum non saepe praetulit? Cic. Att. 9, 13, 8; so, aliquem alicui, id. Brut. 26, 101: se alicui, id. de Or. 2, 84, 342; Caes. B. G. 2, 27, 2; cf.: virtute belli praeferri omnibus nationibus, id. ib. 5, 54, 5: pecuniam amicitiae, Cic. Lael. 17, 63: jus majestatis atque imperii ipsi naturae patrioque amori, id Fin. 1, 7, 23: vestram voluntatem meis omnibus commodis et rationibus, id. Imp. Pomp. 24, 71: ergo ille ... ipsis est praeferendus doctoribus ... Equidem quemadmodum urbes magnas viculis et castellis praeferendas puto, sic, etc., id. Rep. 1, 2, 3: Brutus cuilibet ducum praeferendus, Vell. 2, 69, 3: puellam puellis, Ov. M. 4, 56; Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 94: hoc pueris patriaeque, Juv. 6, 111: animam praeferre pudori, id. 8, 83.—With an object-clause, to choose rather, prefer: cur alter fratrum cessare et ludere et ungi Praeferat Herodis palmetis pinguibus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 184: ut multi praetulerint carere Penatibus, Col. 1, 3.—2. With ref. to time, to take beforehand, to anticipate (very rare;
not in Cic.): diem triumphi, Liv. 39, 5, 12: nec bonus Eurytion praelato invidit honori, Verg. A. 5, 541; cf.: praelato die, Form. Praet. ap. Dig. 2, 13, 1; 48, 10, 28; cf. opem, to bring beforehand, Stat. Th. 6, 476.—3. To show, display, exhibit, discover, manifest, expose, reveal, betray, etc. (rare but class.): cum praeferremus sensus aperte, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 4:
avaritiam praefers, Cic. Rosc. Am. 31, 87: amorem, Ov. H. 17, 36: fons Calirrhoë aquarum gloriam ipso nomine praeferens, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72: aures in equis animi indicia praeferunt, id. 11, 37, 50, § 137: duae aquilae omen duplicis imperii praeferentes, Just. 12, 16: modestiam praeferre et lasciviā uti, Tac. A. 13, 45 (but in id. H. 5, 1, praelatis is corrupted; the correct read. is privatis): dolorem animi vultu, Curt. 6, 9, 1: sapientiae studium habitu corporis, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-ferō tulī, lātus, ferre,
to bear before, carry in front, hold forth: dextrā facem: in fascibus insignia laureae, Cs.: fasces praetoribus praeferuntur: praelatos hostīs adoriri, as they rode by, L.: signa militaria praelata, carried in procession, L.: castra sua praelati, hurrying past the camp, L.—Fig., to place before, offer, present: clarissimum lumen menti meae: suam vitam, ut legem, suis civibus, set as a guide before.—To place before, prefer: mortem servituti: Scaevolam sibi: virtute belli praeferri omnibus gentibus, Cs.: ius maiestatis patrio amori: puellam puellis, O.: animam pudori, Iu.: Cur alter fratrum cessare Praeferat Herodis palmetis, H.—To take beforehand, anticipate: diem triumphi, L.: praelato invidere honori, V.—To display, discover, reveal, betray: avaritiam: amorem, O.: dolorem animi voltu, Cu.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *praiferō. Equivalent to prae- (“before”, "in front”) + ferō (“to carry”, “to bear”).
Descendants
- Catalanpreferir
- Englishprefer
- Englishprelate
- Frenchpréférer
- Italianpreferire
- Portuguesepreferir
- Romanianprefera
- Spanishpreferir
- Asturianpreferir
- Dutchprefereren
In English words that came into English from praeferō
- preferpraeferō
- preferendumpraeferendum