Collocations for "prefer"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "prefer" in context.
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prefer
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- prefer [football] to [baseball]
- prefer [red] over [blue]
- prefer [this one] or [that]
- prefer (not) to [go, eat, have, receive]
- would prefer (if) you didn't [go, use]
- prefer the term
- prefer the [latter, original, first, previous]
- prefer this [method, option, type, approach]
- would prefer an alternative
- prefer [credit card, cash]
- cash is preferred [to, over]
- if you prefer, you can
- [not sure, don't know] which one I prefer
'prefer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bike
- pick
- I
- beer
- breast
- cool
- creative
- former
- general
- large
- lean
- woman
- done
- dry
- which
- whatever
- then
- set
- red
- rare
- pregnant
- medium
- many
- instead
- drip
- fillet
- aisle
- barter
- blond
- blonde
- glossy
- glove
- pencil
- picking
- snug
- urban
- wherever
- baggy
- buff
- chubby
- conversely
- soda
- youngster
- whichever