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verb (prefer, r, ed)
  1. (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to select
    I a cup of tea first thing in the morning.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: voorkeur geven, (de) voorkeur geven (aan), verkiezen, verkiezen (boven)
  • French: préférer
  • German: vorziehen, bevorzugen
  • Italian: preferire
  • Spanish: preferir
Etymology: From Old French préférer, from Latin praeferre.


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