prefer
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something elseTo be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
» I prefer red wine to white.
Ich bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein.
Ich ziehe Rotwein Weißwein vor.
Я предпочитаю красное вино белому.
Красное вино мне нравится больше, чем белое.
Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле.
Я надаю перевагу червоному вину, а не білому.
Я більше люблю червоне вино, а не біле.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
I prefer tea to coffee.
I'd prefer it if you didn't do it.
vorziehen, bevorzugen, präferieren
предпочита́тьpredpočitátʹ, предпоче́стьpredpočéstʹ
віддава́ти перева́гуviddaváty pereváhu
like better; value more highly
(dated, transitive)To advance, promote (someone or something).
promote over another
(transitive)To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
(obsolete, transitive)To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).
Examples
1834 sentencesI prefer red wine to white.
Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле.
ruЯ предпочитаю красное вино белому.
deIch bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein.
I prefer to work at night.
Мені більше подобається працювати вночі.
ruЯ предпочитаю работать ночью.
Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
Ти надаєш перевагу чаю чи каві?
deWas ist dir lieber, Tee oder Kaffee?
I prefer reading books to watching television.
Мені більше подобається читати книжки, нід дивитися телевізор.
ruЯ предпочитаю чтение книг просмотру телевизора.
deIch lese lieber, als dass ich fernsehe.
I prefer going out to staying home.
Я люблю гуляти більше, ніж сидіти вдома.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praeferō. DisplacedFrom Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praeferō. Displaced native Old English foresettan and foreberan. Doublet of prelate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.
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Forms
prefers, preferring, preferred, preferredSynonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- prefer not to
- prefer to stay
- prefer red wine
- prefer to do
- prefer coffee
- prefer red
- prefer to travel
- prefer to go
- prefer to study
- prefer to sit
- prefer coffee or
- prefer tea