Verb: prefer (preferred,preferring) pri'fur
- Like better; value more highly
"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
- Select as an alternative over another
"I always prefer the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant";
- choose, opt
- Promote over another
"he prefers his second daughter";
- favor [US], favour [Brit, Cdn]
- (law) give preference to one creditor over another
"The court preferred the senior creditors in the bankruptcy case"
Derived forms: prefers, preferring, preferred
Type of: advance, choose, elevate, kick upstairs [informal], like, pay, pick out, promote, raise, select, take, upgrade
Encyclopedia: Prefer