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Prefer
/prɪˈfɜː/
To like or choose one thing or person over another.
Synonyms:
favor
choose
select
prioritize
Antonyms:
dislike
reject
avoid
Examples:
I
preferred
the pirates and I began to run back.
Therefore, your brain
prefers
familiar things.
Stay, decidedly I
prefer
calling him Voliere."
Etymology:
From Late Middle English, borrowed from Old French
preferer,
which comes from Latin
praeferre,
where
prae-
means before and
ferre
means to carry.
Usage Statistics:
52 mentions per 1 million words
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