Meaning

  1. To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
  2. To advance, promote (someone or something).
  3. To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
  4. (obsolete) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹɪˈfɜː/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English preferren, from Anglo-Norman preferer, from Latin praeferō. Displaced native Old English foresettan and foreberan.

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