(-rr-) (not used in the progressive tenses) to choose one thing rather than sth else because you like it better:
[VN] 'Coffee or tea?' 'I'd prefer tea, thanks.' * I prefer jazz to rock music. * I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone. * A local firm is to be preferred. * [VN-ADJ] I prefer my coffee black. * [Vtoinf] The donor prefers to remain anonymous. * I prefer not to think about it. * [VNtoinf] Would you prefer me to stay? * [V-ing] I prefer playing in defence. * [Vthat] (formal) I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
IDIOMS see CHARGEn.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for prefer is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is prefer a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, prefer is tagged as verb.
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