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prefer

/prɪˈfəː

verb (prefers, preferring, preferred) [with object]

1Like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose: I prefer Venice to Rome [with infinitive]: I would prefer to discuss the matter in private [with clause]: Val would presumably prefer that you didn’t get arrested...

People have become lazy, preferring their favourite programmes to films.
Couples preferring a civil ceremony are increasingly choosing an approved location such as a hotel or stately home with a licence rather than a register office.
Many people simply prefer the star and will choose it over the other symbols.

Synonyms

like better, would rather (have), would sooner (have), favour, be more partial to, lean/incline towards, think preferable;

choose, select, pick, opt for, go for, vote for, plump for, single out, elect, wish, desire, want

informal fancy

2 formal Submit (a charge or a piece of information) for consideration: the police will prefer charges...

The person in question was a solicitor against whom the Law Society preferred three charges of misconduct.
The Prosecutor, before preferring the charges against the accused, looks for and gathers the evidence.
Jane has been the victim of an unlawful drugs raid although no charges were preferred after it.

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bring, press, file, lodge, tender, present, place, lay, submit, put forward, proffer, offer, propose

3 archaic Promote or advance (someone) to a prestigious position: he was eventually preferred to the bishopric of Durham

Synonyms

promote, upgrade, advance, raise, move up, elevate, aggrandize

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French preferer, from Latin praeferre, from prae 'before' + ferre 'to bear, carry'.

If you prefer something you make it your first choice, a sense found in the original Latin praeferre formed from prae ‘before’ and ferre ‘to carry’. See also refer

单词	prefer
释义	prefer /prɪˈfəː / verb (prefers, preferring, preferred) [with object] 1Like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose: I prefer* Venice to Rome* [with infinitive]: I would prefer to discuss the matter in private [with clause]: Val would presumably prefer that you didn’t get arrested... People have become lazy, preferring their favourite programmes to films. Couples preferring a civil ceremony are increasingly choosing an approved location such as a hotel or stately home with a licence rather than a register office. Many people simply prefer the star and will choose it over the other symbols. Synonyms like better, would rather (have), would sooner (have), favour, be more partial to, lean/incline towards, think preferable; choose, select, pick, opt for, go for, vote for, plump for, single out, elect, wish, desire, want informal fancy 2 formal Submit (a charge or a piece of information) for consideration: the police will prefer charges... The person in question was a solicitor against whom the Law Society preferred three charges of misconduct. The Prosecutor, before preferring the charges against the accused, looks for and gathers the evidence. Jane has been the victim of an unlawful drugs raid although no charges were preferred after it. Synonyms bring, press, file, lodge, tender, present, place, lay, submit, put forward, proffer, offer, propose 3 archaic Promote or advance (someone) to a prestigious position: he was eventually preferred to* the bishopric of Durham* Synonyms promote, upgrade, advance, raise, move up, elevate, aggrandize Origin Late Middle English: from Old French preferer, from Latin praeferre, from prae 'before' + ferre 'to bear, carry'. If you prefer something you make it your first choice, a sense found in the original Latin praeferre formed from prae ‘before’ and ferre ‘to carry’. See also refer Rhymes à deux, agent provocateur, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, blur, bon viveur, burr, Chandigarh, coiffeur, concur, confer, connoisseur, cordon-bleu, cri de cœur, cur, danseur, Darfur, defer, demur, de rigueur, deter, entrepreneur, er, err, farceur, faute de mieux, fir, flâneur, Fleur, force majeure, fur, hauteur, her, infer, inter, jongleur, Kerr, littérateur, longueur, masseur, Monseigneur, monsieur, Montesquieu, Montreux, murre, myrrh, occur, pas de deux, Pasteur, per, pisteur, poseur, pot-au-feu, prie-dieu, pudeur, purr, raconteur, rapporteur, refer, répétiteur, restaurateur, saboteur, sabreur, seigneur, Sher, shirr, sir, skirr, slur, souteneur, spur, stir, tant mieux, transfer, Ur, vieux jeu, voyageur, voyeur, were, whirr
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