prefer
(verb)
verb
1. like better; value more highly
- Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
- We prefer sleeping outside
Definition categories: emotion, like
2. select as an alternative over another
Definition categories: cognition
3. promote over another
Similar word(s): favor, favour
Definition categories: social, advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade
4. give preference to one creditor over another
Definition categories: social, pay
Sentences with prefer as a verb:
- I prefer tea to coffee.