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Words related to prefer

Related / Similar Words: choose, opt, favor, favour

Definition:

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";

like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside";

promote over another; "he favors his second daughter";

give preference to one creditor over another;

Hyponyms: opt out, cop out, advantage

Entailments: compare

Derivational Morphology: choice, selection, option, pick, preferment, predilection, preference, orientation, penchant, taste, favor, favour

Language Translations:
Chinese: 比较喜欢		Danish: foretrække
Dutch: voorkeur geven		Finnish: pitää parempana
French: préférer		German: vorziehen
Hungarian: szívesebben tenni		Italian: preferire
Japanese: の方を好む		Korean: -더 촣아하다
Polish: woleć		Portuguese: preferir
Russian: предпочитать		Spanish: preferir
Swedish: föredraga

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