English
Etymology
From Old French préférer, from Latin praeferre.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-prefer.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)|-ÉË(r)
Verb
en-verb|prefer|r|ed
#transitive To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to select
#: I prefer a cup of tea first thing in the morning.
Translations
trans-top|to favor
Arabic: Arab|Ùض٠IPAchar|(fáÉÉala)
Chinese: æ¯è¾å欢 (bÇjià o xÇhuÄn)
Czech: upÅednostÅovat
Danish: foretrække
Dutch: voorkeur geven|(de) voorkeur geven (aan), verkiezen|verkiezen (boven)
Finnish: pitää parempana
French: préférer
German: vorziehen, bevorzugen
Hungarian: szÃvesebben tenni, jobban szeretni
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Italian: preferire
Japanese: ã®æ¹ã好ã (ã®ã»ãããã®ã, no hÅ o konomu)
Korean: -ë ì´£ìíë¤ (-deo choahada)
Polish: woleÄ
Portuguese: preferir
Russian: пÑедпоÑиÑаÑÑ (predpoÄitátâ)
Spanish: preferir
Swedish: föredraga, föredra
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Derived terms
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