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prefer::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | pay |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | like |
| Derivation | preference |
Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels.
We prefer sleeping outside.
Examples of prefer
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Employees seem to prefer working at home in areas where it's either cold or wet.
From the thenewstribune.com
Would you prefer Denney and Co. read it first before hearing it from their boss?
From the omaha.com
Lenders prefer short sales to foreclosures because they are less costly to them.
From the denverpost.com
They seek out credible experts and prefer to go to established local businesses.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Often too busy to eat, they tend to grab snack foods, and prefer the quick meal.
From the kansas.com
I prefer to plant caladiums in partial shade or morning sun and afternoon shade.
From the post-gazette.com
I prefer the latter outcome, even if getting it is more costly to the investors.
From the avc.com
He said he would prefer not to appeal, but still needed to talk to his attorney.
From the dailyherald.com
Sovereigns usually prefer auctions because they result in lower borrowing costs.
From the economist.com
- Like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
- Choose: select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
- Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
- Give preference to one creditor over another
- (preferred) preferable: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
- Favored: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
- A preference is a technical term in psychology, economics and philosophy usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives: someone has a preference for A over B if they would choose A rather than B.
- To advance, promote (someone). [from 14th c.]; To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]; To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges"). [from 16th c. ...
- Preferred stock; favoured
