أَثَرَprefers in Arabic

Example sentences

• أَلا تَرَى أَنَّ الطِّفْلَ يُؤْثِرُ مَا يَهْوَى وَإِنْ أَدَّاهُ إِلَى التَّلَفِ

  Do you not see that a child prefers what he desires, even if it leads to his ruin?

  يُؤْثِرُ — he prefers. Present-tense verb, 'he' built in; the prefixed shape marks the 'give preference to' pattern — a verb that sets one thing ahead of another.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →