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prefered |
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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