prefer /pri'fә:/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) like better; value more highly
• (v.) promote over another
• (v.) give preference to one creditor over another

Chinese translation

• vt. 宁可, 较喜欢, 提出
• [法] 给予优先权, 优先偿还, 提出

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/pri'fә:/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.57 · Rare

Word forms

preferred, preferring, prefers

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Related words

preference · preferable · preface · prefabricated

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