prefer
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
Verb 3 meanings
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
“I prefer tea to coffee.”
To advance, promote (someone or something).
To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
Etymology
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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PREFER at a glance
PREFER has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + F 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,582 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with prefer
All rhymes- OFFER11
- TRANSFER11
- REFER8
- SUFFER12
- SAFER8
- DIFFER13
- BUFFER14
- LUCIFER12
- GOLFER10
- SURFER9
- DEFER9
- CONFER11
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