Prefer

verb

/pɹɪˈfɜː/

Word Frequency: 17.6

Definitions

1.verbTo be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

"I prefer tea to coffee."

2.verbTo advance, promote (someone or something).

3.verbTo present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").

4.verbTo put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).

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