To carry or bring
(something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration,
acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to
address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,
charge, etc.
To go before, or be before, in estimation;
to outrank; to surpass.
To cause to go before; hence, to advance
before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to
promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of
general.
To set above or before something else in
estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to
hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by
to, before, or above.
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