I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.
Source: tatoeba (2207)
Prefer
/[pɹɪˈfɝ]/
Synonyms for "prefer" (139 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (69)
lodgelook atlook at itlovelustlust aftermake a motionmarkmootmoveofferoffer a resolutionopen upopt forpasspickpick outplay favoritespleasepose
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postulateprefer topresentprofferpromoteproposepropositionpropoundputput forthput forwardput it toput upraiseratherrecommendsee fitselectset beforeset forthshow preferencesidesingle outstartsubmitsuggesttaketake totend towardtenderthink bestthink fitthink propertreat unequallyupupgradeviewwantwaywishwish to goodnesswish very muchwould fain doyearn
Verb(5 words)
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More general
12 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
15 entriesderived
3 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Translations
93 translations across 62 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- preferon verb (to favor)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- προαιρέω verb (to favor)
- προκρίνω verb (to favor)
- προτιμάω verb (to favor)
Arabic
2 entries- آثَرَ verb (to favor)
- فَضَّلَ verb (to favor)
Armenian
2 entries- գերադասել verb (to favor)
- նախընտրել verb (to favor)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- tərcih etmək verb (to favor)
- üstün tutmaq verb (to favor)
Basque
2 entries- nahiago izan verb (to favor)
- nahitu verb (to favor)
Belarusian
2 entries- адда́ць перева́гу verb (to favor)
- аддава́ць перева́гу verb (to favor)
Bulgarian
1 entries- предпочи́там verb (to favor)
Catalan
2 entries- estimar-se més verb (to favor)
- preferir verb (to favor)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 比較喜歡 /比较喜欢 verb (to favor)
Cornish
1 entries- bos gwell gans verb (to favor)
Czech
3 entries- dát přednost verb (to favor)
- preferovat verb (to favor)
- upřednostňovat verb (to favor)
Danish
1 entries- foretrække verb (to favor)
Dutch
3 entries- (de) voorkeur geven verb (to favor)
- prefereren verb (to favor)
- verkiezen (boven) verb (to favor)
Esperanto
2 entries- pliŝati verb (to favor)
- preferi verb (to favor)
Estonian
1 entries- eelistama verb (to favor)
Finnish
1 entries- pitää parempana verb (to favor)
French
1 entries- préférer verb (to favor)
Georgian
2 entries- მჯობინება verb (to favor)
- უპირატესობის მინიჭება verb (to favor)
German
3 entries- bevorzugen verb (to favor)
- präferieren verb (to favor)
- vorziehen verb (to favor)
Greek
1 entries- προτιμάω verb (to favor)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- pito verb (to favor)
Hawaiian
1 entries- makemake verb (to favor)
Hebrew
1 entries- הֶעֱדִיף verb (to favor)
Hindi
1 entries- पसंद करना verb (to favor)
Hungarian
3 entries- előnyben részesít verb (to favor)
- jobban szeret/tetszik verb (to favor)
- szívesebben (tesz) verb (to favor)
Irish
1 entries- is fearr le verb (to favor)
Italian
2 entries- favorire verb (to favor)
- preferire verb (to favor)
Japanese
2 entries- …の方が好きである verb (to favor)
- …の方を好む verb (to favor)
Khmer
1 entries- ចូលចិត្ត verb (to favor)
Korean
2 entries- 더 좋아하다 verb (to favor)
- 선호(選好)하다 verb (to favor)
Lao
1 entries- ສະເພາະ verb (to favor)
Latin
4 entries- addīcō verb (to favor)
- antehabeō verb (to favor)
- mālō verb (to favor)
- māvolō verb (to favor)
Lingala
2 entries- kopono verb (to favor)
- pono verb (to favor)
Macedonian
2 entries- претпо́чита verb (to favor)
- префери́ра verb (to favor)
Malay
1 entries- lebih suka verb (to favor)
Manx
1 entries- share lesh verb (to favor)
Mongolian
1 entries- эрхэмлэх verb (to favor)
Māori
1 entries- mariu verb (to favor)
Nepali
1 entries- चुन्नु verb (to favor)
Norman
1 entries- préféther verb (to favor)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- foretrekke verb (to favor)
Old English
2 entries- foreberan verb (to favor)
- foresettan verb (to favor)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بگنمك verb (to favor)
Persian
2 entries- برگزیدن verb (to favor)
- ترجیح دادن verb (to favor)
Polish
1 entries- woleć verb (to favor)
Portuguese
1 entries- preferir verb (to favor)
Quechua
1 entries- allikachiy verb (to favor)
Romanian
1 entries- prefera verb (to favor)
Russian
2 entries- предпоче́сть verb (to favor)
- предпочита́ть verb (to favor)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- preferirati verb (to favor)
Southern Altai
1 entries- артыксынар verb (to favor)
Spanish
2 entries- anteponer verb (to favor)
- preferir verb (to favor)
Swedish
2 entries- föredra verb (to favor)
- föredraga verb (to favor)
Tagalog
1 entries- mas gusto kumikiling verb (to favor)
Thai
1 entries- ชอบ ~ มากกว่า verb (to favor)
Tibetan
1 entries- འདོད་པ་ verb (to favor)
Turkish
1 entries- tercih etmek verb (to favor)
Ukrainian
1 entries- віддава́ти перева́гу verb (to favor)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thích hơn verb (to favor)
Welsh
1 entries- bod yn well gan verb (to favor)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּרעפֿערירן verb (to favor)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
Source: tatoeba (2329)
I would prefer to speak to you in private.
Source: tatoeba (17622)
I prefer a hotel by the airport.
Source: tatoeba (18203)
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