Prefer | Mean of prefer in English Dictionary

/prɪˈfɚ/

• Verb
• to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else
1. Some people like vanilla ice cream, but I prefer chocolate.
2. I prefer shopping online.
3. She tends to prefer small college campuses.
4. I prefer this dictionary because of its helpful examples.
5. I would prefer it if you smoked outside. = I would prefer you to smoke outside.
6. Which one is the preferred alternative?
7. What is the preferred pronunciation of her name?
8. He prefers sports to reading.
9. He prefers a good book to a movie.
10. She prefers chocolate over vanilla.
11. I suggested that we play a game, but they preferred to watch TV.
12. I would prefer not to know about it.
• to make (a charge) against someone in a court of law
1. They preferred [=brought] charges against him for manslaughter. [=they formally accused him of the crime of manslaughter]