prefer
IPA: prʌfˈɝ
verb
- (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
- (transitive, now dated) To advance, promote (someone or something).
- (transitive) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
- (obsolete, transitive) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).
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Examples of "prefer" in Sentences
- He prefers to be a voluptuary.
- Preferably, the arms are extensible.
- The people preferred the second option.
- Consanguineous marriages are preferred.
- The expert is preferable to the amateur.
- Deleting the image is the preferable option.
- That's like preferring The Bootleg Beatles to The Beatles.
- They may be more likely to prefer foods for their hedonic.
- Clearly the 'vote' will winnow out that option if it is not preferred.
- Cathy doesn't like to play outside, rather she prefers to stay in her house.