"preferire" meaning in Italian

See preferire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pre.feˈri.re/
Rhymes: -ire Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praeferre, with a change in conjugation. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|la|praeferō|praeferre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin praeferre, {{bor+|it|la|praeferō|praeferre}} Borrowed from Latin praeferre Head templates: {{it-verb|a/+isc}} preferìre (first-person singular present preferìsco, first-person singular past historic preferìi, past participle preferìto, auxiliary avére) Inflection templates: {{it-conj|a/+isc}} Forms: preferìre [canonical], preferìsco [first-person, present, singular], preferìi [first-person, historic, past, singular], preferìto [participle, past], avére [auxiliary], no-table-tags [table-tags], preferìre [infinitive], avére [auxiliary], preferèndo [gerund], preferènte [participle, present], preferìto [participle, past], preferìsco [first-person, indicative, present, singular], preferìsci [indicative, present, second-person, singular], preferìsce [indicative, present, singular, third-person], preferiàmo [first-person, indicative, plural, present], preferìte [indicative, plural, present, second-person], preferìscono [indicative, plural, present, third-person], preferìvo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], preferìvi [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], preferìva [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], preferivàmo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], preferivàte [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], preferìvano [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], preferìi [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], preferìsti [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], preferì [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], preferìmmo [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], preferìste [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], preferìrono [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], preferirò [first-person, future, indicative, singular], preferirài [future, indicative, second-person, singular], preferirà [future, indicative, singular, third-person], preferirémo [first-person, future, indicative, plural], preferiréte [future, indicative, plural, second-person], preferirànno [future, indicative, plural, third-person], preferirèi [conditional, first-person, present, singular], preferirésti [conditional, present, second-person, singular], preferirèbbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], preferirébbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], preferirémmo [conditional, first-person, plural, present], preferiréste [conditional, plural, present, second-person], preferirèbbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], preferirébbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], preferìsca [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], preferìsca [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], preferìsca [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], preferiàmo [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], preferiàte [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], preferìscano [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], preferìssi [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], preferìssi [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], preferìsse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], preferìssimo [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], preferìste [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], preferìssero [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], preferìsci [imperative, second-person, singular], preferìsca [formal, imperative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], preferiàmo [first-person, imperative, plural], preferìte [imperative, plural, second-person], preferìscano [formal, imperative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], preferìre [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], preferìsca [formal, imperative, negative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], preferiàmo [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], preferìte [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], preferìscano [formal, imperative, negative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to prefer Tags: transitive Related terms: preferenza, preferibile, preferimento, preferirsi, preferito, preferitore
    Sense id: en-preferire-it-verb-27WenzHD Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs ending in -ire, Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìte",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìscono",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìvo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìvi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìva",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferivàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferivàte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìvano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsti",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferì",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìmmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìrono",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirò",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirài",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirà",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirémo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiréte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirànno",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirèi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirésti",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirèbbe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirébbe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirémmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiréste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirèbbero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferirébbero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiàte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìscano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìssi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìssi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìssimo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìssero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsci",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìscano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìre",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìsca",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferiàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preferìscano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a/+isc"
      },
      "expansion": "preferìre (first-person singular present preferìsco, first-person singular past historic preferìi, past participle preferìto, auxiliary avére)",
      "name": "it-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pre‧fe‧rì‧re"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a/+isc"
      },
      "name": "it-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "preferenza"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferibile"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferimento"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferirsi"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferito"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferitore"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian 4-syllable words",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian lemmas",
        "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Italian terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Italian terms derived from Latin",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Italian terms with audio links",
        "Italian terms with usage examples",
        "Italian transitive verbs",
        "Italian verbs",
        "Italian verbs ending in -ire",
        "Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ire",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ire/4 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you prefer oranges or apples?",
          "text": "Preferisci arance o mele?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to prefer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prefer",
          "prefer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to prefer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pre.feˈri.re/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ire"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preferire"
}

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