| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | prefer |
| IPA | /prɪˈfɜː(r) / verb [transitive] (preferring; preferred) [not used in the continuous tenses] |
| Back | tercih etmek |
| Back 2 | prefer (verb) /prɪˈfɜː(r)
/ verb [transitive] (preferring; preferred)
[not used in the continuous tenses]
prefer
sth (to sth); prefer to do sth; prefer doing sth
to choose sth rather
than sth else; to like sth better
tercih
etmek
Would you prefer tea or coffee?
I would prefer it if you didn't mention
this to anyone.
Marianne prefers not to walk home on her
own at night.
My parents would prefer me to study law at
university.
Bu
fiil continuous tense'lerle kullanılmamasına rağmen, present
participle kullanımı yaygındır (= -ing biçimi):
Their elder son had gone to work in London,
preferring not to join the family firm.
Prefer fiilinin değişik
kullanımlarına dikkat ediniz:
Helen prefers going by train to
flying.
Helen would prefer to go by train
rather than (to) fly.
Their elder son had gone to work in London,
preferring not to join the family firm.
My parents would prefer me to study law at
university.
My parents would prefer it if I studied law
at university.
My parents would prefer that I studied law
at university.
Son iki cümle daha resmîdir.
Prefer fiilinin genelde daha
resmî olduğuna dikkat ediniz:
Would you prefer tea or coffee?
yerine:
Would you rather have tea or coffee?
I prefer skating to skiing.
yerine:
I like skating better than skiing.
de denilebilir.
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