prefer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈfɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈfɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pri fûr′)

Inflections of 'prefer' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prefers
v 3rd person singular
preferring
v pres p
preferred
v past
preferred
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prefer [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (like better)preferir⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 Do you prefer apples or oranges? Which would you prefer for lunch - soup or sandwiches?
 ¿Prefieres manzanas o naranjas?
prefer [sth/sb] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep (like better than)preferir algo a algo loc verb
 I prefer blues music to jazz.
 Prefiero el blues al jazz.
prefer to do [sth] v expr (favor or like more)preferir hacer algo vtr
 My husband likes to watch television in the evenings, but I prefer to read.
 A mi marido le gusta ver televisión por la tarde, pero yo prefiero leer.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
prefer charges v expr (law: make formal accusation)presentar cargos loc verb
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'prefer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
choose - favor - had as lief - lean toward - like - like best - like better - privilege - rather - would rather - would rather not
Spanish:
preferir - preferir a - primar - preferir una cosa a otra

Collocations: prefer [football] to [baseball], prefer [red] over [blue], prefer [this one] or [that], more...

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