verb🔗ShareTo be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better."I prefer tea to coffee."attitudehumanessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo advance, promote (someone or something)."The school administration prefers Ms. Chen for the new head of the math department. "businessjoborganizationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges")."The student council president preferred charges against the student who vandalized the school building. "lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to)."The teacher preferred a different method for teaching fractions to the students. "communicationlanguagewordessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
