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prefer
What does prefer mean?
prefer (verb): to be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use prefer in a sentence?
- I'd prefer it if you didn't do it. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce prefer?
/pɹəˈfɝ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does prefer come from?
From Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praeferō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to prefer
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “prefer” mean?
to be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better
Right! That's what “prefer” means.
to reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate
Not quite: that's what guess means.
to change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open
Not quite: that's what expand means.
to make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in
Not quite: that's what govern means.
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