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How to pronounce “prefer”
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Pronunciation guide for prefer
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prefer with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Cooking for Geeks
Most people actually prefer their meat medium rare,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce prefer
Cooking for Geeks
Most people actually prefer their meat medium rare,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “prefer”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive, now dated) To advance, promote (someone or something). [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges"). [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to). [16th–19th c.]
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