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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prefer 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  prefer 
 
  Sense  2 
  choose  prefer,  opt 
  =>  opt  out  cop  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  prefer,  favor,  favour 
  =>  advantage 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  prefer 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  prefer 
 
  Sense  2 
  choose  prefer,  opt 
  =>  opt  out  cop  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  prefer,  favor,  favour 
  =>  advantage 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  prefer 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  prefer 
 
  4  senses  of  prefer 
 
  Sense  1 
  prefer 
  =>  like 
 
  Sense  2 
  choose  prefer,  opt 
 
  Sense  3 
  prefer,  favor,  favour 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
 
  Sense  4 
  prefer 
  =>  pay 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  prefer 
 
  prefer  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  prefer 
 
  Sense  1 
  prefer 
  =>  like 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  choose  prefer,  opt 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  prefer,  favor,  favour 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  prefer 
  =>  pay 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prefer 
 
  The  verb  prefer  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  prefer  --  (like  better;  value  more  highly;  "Some  people  prefer  camping  to  staying  in  hotels";  "We  prefer  sleeping  outside") 
  2.  (17)  choose  prefer,  opt  --  (select  as  an  alternative;  choose  instead;  prefer  as  an  alternative;  "I  always  choose  the  fish  over  the  meat  courses  in  this  restaurant";  "She  opted  for  the  job  on  the  East  coast") 
  3.  (1)  prefer,  favor,  favour  --  (promote  over  another) 
  4.  prefer  --  (give  preference  to  one  creditor  over  another;  in  law) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  prefer 
 
  The  verb  prefer  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (22)  prefer  --  (like  better;  value  more  highly;  "Some  people  prefer  camping  to  staying  in  hotels";  "We  prefer  sleeping  outside") 
  2.  (17)  choose  prefer,  opt  --  (select  as  an  alternative;  choose  instead;  prefer  as  an  alternative;  "I  always  choose  the  fish  over  the  meat  courses  in  this  restaurant";  "She  opted  for  the  job  on  the  East  coast") 
  3.  (1)  prefer,  favor,  favour  --  (promote  over  another) 
  4.  prefer  --  (give  preference  to  one  creditor  over  another;  in  law) 



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