preferer

See also: préférer

English

Noun

preferer (plural preferers)

  1. Alternative form of preferrer

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French preferer.

Verb

preferer

  1. to prefer (have a preference for)
    • 1566, N. Chesneau, Les Sermons et instructions chrestiennes, page 251:
      Il faut tousiours preferer le spirituel au temporel
      One should always prefer the spiritual over the temporal

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of preferer
infinitive simple preferer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple preferant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle preferé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present prefere preferes prefere preferons preferez preferent
imperfect preferois, preferoys preferois, preferoys preferoit, preferoyt preferions, preferyons preferiez, preferyez preferoient, preferoyent
past historic prefera preferas prefera preferasmes preferastes prefererent
future prefererai, prefereray prefereras preferera prefererons prefererez prefereront
conditional prefererois, prefereroys prefererois, prefereroys prefereroit, prefereroyt prefererions, prefereryons prefereriez, prefereryez prefereroient, prefereroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present prefere preferes prefere preferons preferez preferent
imperfect preferasse preferasses preferast preferassions preferassiez preferassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — prefere — preferons preferez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: preferer

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferō, praeferre.

Verb

preferer (Anglo-Norman)

  1. to prefer
  2. to prioritize

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of preferer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive preferer avoir preferé
gerund en preferant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle preferant
past participle preferé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present prefer preferes prefere preferons preferez preferent
imperfect preferoie, prefereie, preferoe, prefereve preferoies, prefereies, preferoes, prefereves preferoit, prefereit, preferot, prefereve preferiiens, preferiens preferiiez, preferiez preferoient, prefereient, preferoent, preferevent
preterite preferai preferas prefera preferames preferastes prefererent
future prefererai prefereras preferera prefererons prefereroiz, preferereiz, prefererez prefereront
conditional prefereroie, preferereie prefereroies, preferereies prefereroit, preferereit prefereriiens, prefereriens prefereriiez, prefereriez prefereroient, preferereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present prefer prefers prefert preferons preferez preferent
imperfect preferasse preferasses preferast preferissons, preferissiens preferissoiz, preferissez, preferissiez preferassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— prefere — preferons preferez —

Descendants

References
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