Hyphenation
pre·ferred shareTurkish pronunciation
prifırd şerPronunciation
/prēˈfərd ˈsʜer/ /priːˈfɜrd ˈʃɛr/
Etymology
[ pri-'f&r ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English preferren, from Middle French preferer, from Latin praeferre to put before, prefer, from prae- + ferre to carry; more at BEAR.