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Added 9 October 2026

prefer

verb

In Latin: addīcō, māvolō, mālō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about prefer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Like better; value more highly.
Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
Select as an alternative over another.
I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
Promote over another.
he favors his second daughter

Origin

From Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praeferō. Displaced native Old English foresettan and foreberan. Doublet of prelate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.

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