prefer – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
prefer
v.
hold superior; appoint, nominate; like better; promote, advance; bring before (a judge, governor, etc.)
Preference
A preference is a technical term in psychology, economics and philosophy usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives: someone has a preference for A over B if they would choose A rather than B.
prefer
Verb
1. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
(hypernym) like
(derivation) preference, penchant, predilection, taste
2. 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"
(synonym) choose, opt
(hyponym) opt out, cop out
(entail) compare
(derivation) preferment
3. promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
(synonym) favor, favour
(hypernym) promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(hyponym) advantage
(derivation) preferment
4. give preference to one creditor over another
(hypernym) pay
(classification) law, jurisprudence
prefer
v.
mít raději; dávat přednost čemu
prefer
Czas.
woleć
