| query | If you p_____ someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice .If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice . Does he prefer a particular sort of music? I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. I prefer to go on self-catering holidays. I would prefer him to be with us next season. Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions. The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue. Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides. |
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| word | prefer |
| full-definition | verb If you prefer someone or something, you like that person or thing better than another, and so you are more likely to choose them if there is a choice . Does he prefer a particular sort of music? I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics. I prefer to go on self-catering holidays. I would prefer him to be with us next season. Bob prefers making original pieces rather than reproductions. The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue. Her own preferred methods of exercise are hiking and long cycle rides. |
| inflections | preferspreferringpreferred |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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