praefero, praeferre, praetuli, praelatus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Frequent
carry in front; prefer; display; offer; give preference to;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | praefero | praeferimus |
| 2 | praefers | praefertis |
| 3 | praefert | praeferunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | praeferre |
| active | perfect | praetulisse |
| passive | present | praeferri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praefer | praeferte |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeferto | praefertote |
| 3 | praeferto | praeferunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praeferre | praeferimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | praefertor | — |
| 3 | praefertor | praeferuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praelatus | praelati |
| Gen. | praelati | praelatorum |
| Dat. | praelato | — |
| Acc. | praelatum | praelatos |
| Voc. | praelate | praelati |
| Abl. | praelato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praelata | praelatae |
| Gen. | praelatae | praelatarum |
| Dat. | praelatae | — |
| Acc. | praelatam | praelatas |
| Voc. | praelata | praelatae |
| Abl. | praelata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | praelatum | praelata |
| Gen. | praelati | praelatorum |
| Dat. | praelato | — |
| Acc. | praelatum | praelata |
| Voc. | praelatum | praelata |
| Abl. | praelato | — |
Supines
accusative: praelatum; ablative: praelatu
Examples
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...primum omnium ponam; illud sine dubio: neminem huic praefero fide, constantia, magnitudine animi, in patriam amore. Nam quod..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...domini deique nostri praefers muneribus?" Neronianas thermas praefero balneis cinaedi. 10 Inguina succinctus nigra tibi seruos aluta stat..."