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Inflections of 'prefer v ⇒ conjugate )prefers v 3rd person singular preferring v pres p preferred v past preferred v past p
prefer WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Sense: Verb: like betterSynonyms:
have a preference for ,
be partial to ,
lean towards ,
favor Collocations ,
favour (UK) ,
would sooner ,
would rather ,
like sth better ,
have a bias for ,
like Collocations ,
care for Sense: Verb: chooseSynonyms:
Sense: Verb: put forward - archaicSynonyms:
'prefer ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
''Prefer much more'' vs ''would much rather'' - English Only forum
'prefer ' for present and future prefer ences - English Only forum
'will prefer ' OR 'prefer ' - English Only forum
(would) prefer not going - English Only forum
[...] prefer it to the office - English Only forum
20% prefer s/prefer - English Only forum
A question about 'prefer ' - English Only forum
advise, ask, demand, insist, prefer , recommend, request, suggest [+subjunctive?] - English Only forum
as I always prefer to be among friends - English Only forum
as likely to prefer audio tours. - English Only forum
as you like/as you prefer - English Only forum
as you prefer - English Only forum
At present I would prefer to see you <anything rather than a friend>, to me, or to anyone~ - English Only forum
At weekends they prefer to stay home and visit some friends. - English Only forum
Because I infinitely prefer the spontaneous spite…… - English Only forum
but these days I <prefer > coffee - English Only forum
Children prefer playing <than> studying - English Only forum
comparison with prefer : preposition - English Only forum
Conservative investors prefer bonds (<that is>, conservative when - English Only forum
did not prefer vs did prefer not - English Only forum
Do you prefer things to stay the way they are now? - English Only forum
Do you prefer to spend time on your own or with other people? - English Only forum
Do you prefer to, or - English Only forum
Do you prefer to.... - English Only forum
Do you prefer vs you pefer - English Only forum
Do you support him or you prefer to ignore the whole agenda? - English Only forum
Do you want / do you prefer / would you prefer - English Only forum
don't to prefer or prefer not to do it - English Only forum
EVERYTHING about I'd rather and I'd prefer - English Only forum
favor like prefer ? - English Only forum
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