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- pronunciation:
- pr
fuhr
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
prefers, preferring, preferred |
| definition: |
to choose above all others as the best liked or most wanted.
He prefers carrots to all other vegetables.- synonyms:
- favor
- similar words:
- choose, fancy, select
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| related words: |
desire, lean, like, pick, please, promote, 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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