Dictionary Entry
prefer
prefer is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
- 2transitive verb
To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass.
- 3transitive verb
To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
- 4transitive verb
To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.
- 5verb
select as an alternative over another
"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
"She opted for the job on the East coast"
- 6verb
like better; value more highly
"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"
"We prefer sleeping outside"
- 7verb
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
- 8verb
give preference to one creditor over another
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