Prefer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
We prefer sleeping outside
- promote over another (syn: favor, favour)
- give preference to one creditor over another
Extra examples
Some people like vanilla ice cream, but I prefer chocolate.
She tends to prefer small college campuses.
I prefer this dictionary because of its helpful examples.
Which one is the preferred alternative?
What is the preferred pronunciation of her name?
At this time of day, I prefer tea to coffee.
He prefers watching rugby to playing it.
I prefer red wine to white.
The Queen has agreed to prefer the Minister to a seat in the House of Lords.
His work was preferred from the cellar of the publishers to the author's garret.
The police have decided not to prefer charges against them.
This type of owl prefers a desert habitat.
She prefers her coffee black.
Employees said they would prefer more flexible working hours.
I prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: prefer
he/she/it: prefers
present participle: preferring
past tense: preferred
past participle: preferred
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