Associations to the word «Prefer»
Noun
- Blonde
- Bidder
- Whichever
- Preference
- Dividend
- Habitat
- Midfield
- Grassland
- Respondent
- Forage
- Substrate
- Crevice
- Vegetation
- Conformation
- Savanna
- Solitude
- Alternative
- Warmer
- Connotation
- Soil
- Seclusion
- Concentrate
- Simpler
- Woodland
- Option
- Nectar
- Prey
- Voter
- Gratification
- Outdoors
- Sumo
- Rainforest
- Burrow
- Spelling
- Dislike
- Choice
- Cooler
- Suitor
- Flavour
- Scrub
- Mutton
- Lender
- Humidity
- Perch
- Drinker
- Conifer
- Sauce
- Linguist
- Modality
- Companionship
- Crustacean
- Watercolor
- Taste
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREFER, verb. (transitive) (now dated) To advance, promote (someone). [from 14thc.]
PREFER, verb. (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14thc.]
PREFER, verb. (transitive) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges"). [from 16thc.]
PREFER, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to). [16th-19thc.]
Dictionary definition
PREFER, verb. Like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside".
PREFER, verb. 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".
PREFER, verb. Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter".
PREFER, verb. Give preference to one creditor over another.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.