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Synonyms for prefer

Grammar : Verb
Spell : pri-fur
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈfɜr

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Définition of prefer

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.
  • verb favor; single out
Example sentences :
  • It may be that he can prefer thee to some post about the minster.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • It is on Mr. Haley's account that I prefer to keep it secret.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Other things being equal, people of six prefer that man who is tallest.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • You wadna have me to believe, Captain Smith, that the lady does not prefer you to him?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Shall I sing the chorus now or would you prefer to hear it later.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • I prefer to sit with my hands folded and watch the rest of you work.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Tell me (I have a right to know) whether you prefer this man to all others?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The immense majority of us prefer a God at second or third hand.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • We prefer the cool, quiet dining-room, which we have to ourselves, after all.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • I prefer that you should give them to another person to carry.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

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