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Definition prefer in British English

prefer verb

[transitive] verb
/prɪˈfɜː(r)/
1

to like or want someone or something more than someone or something else

Example

Which do you prefer, the red or the blue one?

Example

I much prefer your hair like that.

Example

Even today, most Americans prefer coffee to tea.

Example

Do you prefer to exercise indoors or out of doors?

Example

I prefer working on my own.

Example

I'd prefer you to drive, if you don't mind.

Example

I prefer my curry a little spicier.

Example

I'd prefer that the job were a little closer to my home.

Example

The doctor would prefer it if you could come a little earlier.

Example

The original is definitely to be preferred to this inferior new version.

Synonyms and related words
prefer like preference
Definition prefer in British English