Associations to the word «Prefer»
Noun
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.