praefero: all forms
praefero means “carry in front; prefer; display, show”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praefero | praeferam | |
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| 2nd singular | praefers | praeferas | praefer |
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| 3rd singular | praefert | praeferat | |
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| 1st plural | praeferimus | praeferamus | |
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| 2nd plural | praefertis | praeferatis | praeferte |
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| 3rd plural | praeferunt | praeferant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeferor | praeferar | |
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| 2nd singular | praeferris | praeferare · praeferaris | praeferre |
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| 3rd singular | praefertur | praeferatur | |
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| 1st plural | praeferimur | praeferamur | |
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| 2nd plural | praeferimini | praeferamini | praeferimini |
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| 3rd plural | praeferuntur | praeferantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeferebam | praeferrem |
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| 2nd singular | praeferebas | praeferres |
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| 3rd singular | praeferebat | praeferret |
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| 1st plural | praeferebamus | praeferremus |
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| 2nd plural | praeferebatis | praeferretis |
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| 3rd plural | praeferebant | praeferrent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeferebar | praeferrer |
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| 2nd singular | praeferebare · praeferebaris | praeferrere · praeferreris |
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| 3rd singular | praeferebatur | praeferretur |
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| 1st plural | praeferebamur | praeferremur |
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| 2nd plural | praeferebamini | praeferremini |
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| 3rd plural | praeferebantur | praeferrentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeferam | |
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| 2nd singular | praeferes | praeferto |
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| 3rd singular | praeferet | praeferto |
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| 1st plural | praeferemus | |
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| 2nd plural | praeferetis | praefertote |
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| 3rd plural | praeferent | praeferunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praeferar | |
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| 2nd singular | praeferere · praefereris | praefertor |
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| 3rd singular | praeferetur | praefertor |
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| 1st plural | praeferemur | |
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| 2nd plural | praeferemini | |
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| 3rd plural | praeferentur | praeferuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praetuli | praetulerim |
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| 2nd singular | praetulisti | praetuleris |
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| 3rd singular | praetulit | praetulerit |
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| 1st plural | praetulimus | praetulerimus |
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| 2nd plural | praetulistis | praetuleritis |
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| 3rd plural | praetulerunt · praetulere | praetulerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praetuleram | praetulissem |
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| 2nd singular | praetuleras | praetulisses |
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| 3rd singular | praetulerat | praetulisset |
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| 1st plural | praetuleramus | praetulissemus |
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| 2nd plural | praetuleratis | praetulissetis |
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| 3rd plural | praetulerant | praetulissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | praetulero |
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| 2nd singular | praetuleris |
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| 3rd singular | praetulerit |
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| 1st plural | praetulerimus |
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| 2nd plural | praetuleritis |
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| 3rd plural | praetulerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | praeferre | praeferri |
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| Perfect | praetulisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | praeferens |
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| Genitive | | praeferentis |
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| Dative | | praeferenti |
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| Accusative | praeferens | praeferentem |
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| Ablative | | praeferente · praeferenti |
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| Vocative | | praeferens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeferentia | praeferentes |
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| Genitive | | praeferentium |
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| Dative | | praeferentibus |
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| Accusative | praeferentia | praeferentes |
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| Ablative | | praeferentibus |
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| Vocative | praeferentia | praeferentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praelaturus | praelatura | praelaturum | |
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| Genitive | praelaturi | praelaturae | praelaturi | |
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| Dative | praelaturo | praelaturae | praelaturo | |
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| Accusative | praelaturum | praelaturam | praelaturum | |
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| Ablative | praelaturo | praelatura | praelaturo | |
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| Vocative | praelature | praelatura | praelaturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praelaturi | praelaturae | praelatura | |
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| Genitive | praelaturorum | praelaturarum | praelaturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praelaturis |
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| Accusative | praelaturos | praelaturas | praelatura | |
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| Ablative | | | | praelaturis |
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| Vocative | praelaturi | praelaturae | praelatura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praelatus | praelata | praelatum | |
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| Genitive | praelati | praelatae | praelati | |
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| Dative | praelato | praelatae | praelato | |
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| Accusative | praelatum | praelatam | praelatum | |
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| Ablative | praelato | praelata | praelato | |
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| Vocative | praelate | praelata | praelatum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praelati | praelatae | praelata | |
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| Genitive | praelatorum | praelatarum | praelatorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praelatis |
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| Accusative | praelatos | praelatas | praelata | |
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| Ablative | | | | praelatis |
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| Vocative | praelati | praelatae | praelata | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeferendus | praeferenda | praeferendum | |
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| Genitive | praeferendi | praeferendae | praeferendi | |
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| Dative | praeferendo | praeferendae | praeferendo | |
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| Accusative | praeferendum | praeferendam | praeferendum | |
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| Ablative | praeferendo | praeferenda | praeferendo | |
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| Vocative | praeferende | praeferenda | praeferendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeferendi | praeferendae | praeferenda | |
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| Genitive | praeferendorum | praeferendarum | praeferendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praeferendis |
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| Accusative | praeferendos | praeferendas | praeferenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | praeferendis |
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| Vocative | praeferendi | praeferendae | praeferenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | praelatum |
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| Ablative | praelatu |
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Meaning and examples of praefero
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.