preferir

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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

  1. to prefer

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed 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)

  1. (transitive) to prefer

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation.

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  • (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

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

  1. (transitive) to prefer

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change of conjugation. Cognate with English prefer.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

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

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

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