Analysis Complete

prefer

/ prefer /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
like better; value more highly
"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"
"We prefer sleeping outside"
Type of:
like
Derived:
preference penchant predilection taste
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Something ----s something
Frame 33
verb Sense 2
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
Type of:
promote upgrade advance
Kinds of:
advantage
Derived:
favor favour preferment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
give preference to one creditor over another
Type of:
pay
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 4
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
"She opted for the job on the East coast"
Kinds of:
opt out cop out
Derived:
choice selection option pick preferment
Entails:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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like promote upgrade advance advantage pay opt out cop out