Polyglot Dictionary

bevorzugen

/bəˈfoːɐ̯tsuːɡn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bevorzugt
past
bevorzugte
perfect
hat bevorzugt

Meaning

  1. to prefer

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vorziehen

Bevorzugen leans toward favoring one option over others generally or systematically; vorziehen is the more everyday word for personally preferring one thing in a given moment.

Similar in other languages

French

préférer

préférer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to prefer."

Portuguese

preferir

preferir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prefer."

Practice

1 What does bevorzugen mean?

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