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- pronunciation:
- pr
fuhr
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
prefers, preferring, preferred |
| definition 1: |
to consider more desirable than something else.
She prefers dark chocolate to milk chocolate.He prefers walking to taking the bus.[verb + gerund
]
I far prefer her as a candidate over him.I prefer to live in a small town rather than in a large city.[verb + infinitive
]
They prefer us to come on the weekend rather than during the week.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
]
I prefer his living here to his living in an apartment he cannot afford.[verb + possessive adj + gerund
]
We prefer that our son be seen by another doctor.[verb + (that) + subjunctive clause
]
I prefer that she sit here next to me.[verb + (that) + subjunctive clause
]
No sugar or cream, please. I prefer my coffee black.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
]
I don't mind your borrowing my clothes, but I prefer it when you ask me first.[verb + it + when + clause
]
- synonyms:
- favor
- similar words:
- choose, fancy, like, select
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| definition 2: |
to promote or put forward for advancement.
He was preferred by his commanding officer.- synonyms:
- endorse, promote
- similar words:
- favor
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| definition 3: |
to give precedence to (a creditor).
- similar words:
- favor
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| related words: |
desire, lean, like, pick, please, promote, suggest, want |
adverb + (v.)prefer
frankly, generally, overwhelmingly, personally, strongly, vastly
(v.)prefer
+ adverb
instead, outdoors
(v.)prefer
+ noun
anonymity, blonde, charcoal, convenience, nickname, shade, simplicity, solitude, term
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| derivation: |
preferrer (n.) |
The word prefer
contains the following parts:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
preamble, prearrange, precaution, precede, preclude, preconceive, precook, precursor, predate, predetermine, predict, predictable, prediction, preface, prefect, prefer, preferable, preference, prefix, preheat, prejudice, premonition, prescriptible, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
ablate, ablation, afferent, aquifer, collate, collation, confer, conference, conifer, correlate, defer1, differ, different, elate, elation, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, preferable, prelate, proliferate, refer, relate, relation, relative, rotifer, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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