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praefero.

to bear, hold or carry before or forth, place or set before

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈprae̯.fɛ.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈprɛː.fe.ro]
  1. to bear, hold or carry before or forth, place or set before

    conjugation-3 · suppletive · transitive
  2. to offer, present

    conjugation-3 · suppletive · transitive
  3. to prefer, like, give preference to

    conjugation-3 · suppletive · transitive
  4. to take beforehand, anticipate

    conjugation-3 · suppletive · transitive
  5. to show, display, exhibit, discover, expose, reveal, betray

    conjugation-3 · suppletive · transitive
  6. to surpass, cross over, go beyond, exceed

    conjugation-3 · suppletive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *praiferō. Equivalent to prae- (“before”, "in front”) + ferō (“to carry”, “to bear”).

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