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- pronunciation:
- pr
fuhr
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
prefers, preferring, preferred |
| definition: |
When you prefer something, you like it better or want to do it more than something else.
Greg prefers broccoli to spinach or cabbage.I prefer roller skating to ice skating.Laura doesn't like being hot, so she prefers colder weather over warmer weather.I prefer to walk to school rather than take the bus, but I'll take the bus if it's raining.- synonyms:
- favor
- similar words:
- choose, fancy, select
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| related words: |
desire, lean, pick, please, promote, suggest, want |
| derivation: |
preferrer (n.) |
The word prefer
contains the following parts:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
precaution, precede, predict, prediction, preface, prefer, preference, prefix, prejudice, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
fer, lat2, -late
Latin
root
that means carry, bring
More about this word part:
Example words:
aquifer, confer, conference, conifer, defer1, differ, different, ferry, infer, offer, prefer, preference, refer, relate, relation, relative, suffer, transfer, translate, translation
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