āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to prefer
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āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to want or choose one person or thing instead of another because of liking them more
Transitive: to prefer sth | to prefer to do sth | to prefer doing sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many people prefer to eat homemade meals over fast food.
āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻĢāĻžāϏā§āĻ āĻĢā§āĻĄā§āϰ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
select as an alternative over another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many people prefer hiking over cycling as it allows them to connect with nature more closely.
āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϞā§āĻ āϏāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĻā§āύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to give someone a higher rank or position
Transitive: to prefer sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company prefers employees who show initiative.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to choose to pay or prioritize one creditor over others
Transitive: to prefer a creditor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She prefers her mortgage lender over other debts.
āϏ⧠āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
preferable
preference
preferent
prefer
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