Prefer means to like better. If your parents prefer your sister to you, chances are her allowance will be higher and you'll get blamed for things she's done.
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
Verb
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
Verb
like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
Verb
promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
Verb
give preference to one creditor over another
v. t.
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to
offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a
request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
v. t.
To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank;
to surpass.
v. t.
To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others,
as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to
prefer an officer to the rank of general.
v. t.
To set above or before something else in estimation,
favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater
favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.
Prefer
He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.
Presently prefer his suit to C'91sar.
Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.2.
I would prefer him to a better place.4.
If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
Usage Examples
For the moment I prefer to be a beautiful woman of my age than try desperately to look 30.
Fear of error which everything recalls to me at every moment of the flight of my ideas, this mania for control, makes men prefer reason's imagination to the imagination of the senses. And yet it is always the imagination alone which is at work.
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't worry unduly about whether they'll be found wanting, they just find too much socializing exhausting and would prefer either to be alone or in the company of a select few people.
Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.
Everyone is different, but I'm not standoffish at all. I'm not one of those people who prefer to write a note. I'll walk right up to you and ask you out! Even if the answer's no, I'm totally cool with it.
Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.
Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children - such as plain or buttered pasta, macaroni and cheese, cheese pizza, French fries and grilled cheese sandwiches - and to restrict their eating to just a few dishes.
But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs I get older, I just prefer to knit.
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman.
A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.
France is not poetic she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among the writers who use verse, those whom she will always prefer are the most prosaic.
As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it.
As part of our layered approach, we have expedited the deployment of new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units to help detect concealed metallic and non-metallic threats on passengers. These machines are now in use at airports nationwide, and the vast majority of travelers say they prefer this technology to alternative screening measures.
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