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prefer
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[prɪˈfəː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose
(e.g: I prefer Venice to Rome)
- submit (a charge or a piece of information) for consideration
(e.g: the police will prefer charges)
- promote or advance (someone) to a prestigious position
(e.g: he was eventually preferred to the bishopric of Durham)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French preferer, from Latin praeferre, from prae ‘before’ + ferre ‘to bear, carry’
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