Usages of praeferre
Ego aquam vino praefero.
I prefer water to wine.
Pater dicit se candidatum prudentem alteri praeferre, quia bonus magistratus salutem civitatis spectare debet.
Father says that he prefers the prudent candidate to the other, because a good magistrate ought to look to the safety of the state.
Senator prudens dicit cives bonum commune commodo privato praeferre debere.
A wise senator says that citizens ought to prefer the common good to private advantage.
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