prefer
♦♦ pre|fer /prɪf'ɜːr/ (prefers preferring preferred)
[VERB] no cont, V n, V n to n, V to-inf, V n to-inf, V -ing, V n adj, V-ed, also V that
If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...
I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...
I would prefer him to be with us next season...
Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...
The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue...
Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.
[VERB] no cont, V n, V n to n, V to-inf, V n to-inf, V -ing, V n adj, V-ed, also V that
If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice.
Does he prefer a particular sort of music?...
I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...
I prefer to go on self-catering holidays...
I would prefer him to be with us next season...
Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions...
The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue...
Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides.