meaning of prefer
1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc. ; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass.
3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
4. To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.
5. 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
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