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Front prefer 
IPA  /prɪˈfɜː(r)   / verb [transitive] (preferring; preferred) [not used in the continuous tenses]
Back tercih etmek
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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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