Prefer I Coffee Tea Jazz Rock Music Local

• ‘coffee or tea?’ ‘i'd prefer tea, thanks.’
• i much prefer jazz to rock music.
• i would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
• a local firm is to be preferred.

prefer

1. to like one thing or person better than another; to choose one thing rather than something else because you like it better
• ‘Coffee or tea?’ ‘I'd prefer tea, thanks.’
• I much prefer jazz to rock music.
• I would prefer it if you didn't tell anyone.
• A local firm is to be preferred.
• I prefer my coffee black.
• The donor prefers to remain anonymous.
• I prefer not to think about it.
• Would you prefer me to stay?
• I prefer playing in defence.
• I would prefer that you did not mention my name.
• I like the red one better than/more than the green one.
• I prefer beef to lamb.
• I'd prefer to wait here.
• I'd rather go to the concert than the play.
• I think I'd rather stay in than go out tonight.
• I like swimming better than jogging.
• I think that colour's much more attractive.
• It doesn’t really matter to me whether we eat here or go out.
• I don't really mind whether we talk now or later.
• I’m happy either way.
• I don't really care either way.
• If it were up to me, I'd choose the green one.
• If you ask me, the old one looks better than the new one.
• I’m not an expert but Design B seems more eye-catching.
2. to accuse somebody formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court
• See related entries: The police
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Extra Examples

• Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs.
• Employers naturally prefer candidates with some previous experience of the job.
• Huge majorities apparently prefer reducing unemployment to fighting inflation.
• I greatly prefer this version.
• I happen to prefer action movies myself.
• I much prefer the orchestra’s 1998 recording of the symphony.
• I prefer his earlier paintings to his later ones.
• I would really prefer to teach girls.
• Industries still tend to prefer virgin raw materials to recycled ones.
• We can eat out if you like, but I would prefer to stay in.
• You may simply prefer just to sit on the terrace with a cocktail.
• ‘Coffee or tea?’ ‘I’d prefer tea, thanks.’
• A local firm is to be preferred.
• I prefer jazz to rock music.
• I would prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they prefer
• he / she / it prefers
• past simple preferred
• past participle preferred
• -ing form preferring

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French preferer, from Latin praeferre, from prae ‘before’ + ferre ‘to bear, carry’.