Verb

• S: (v) prefer (prefer%2:37:00::) (like better; value more highly) "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
• S: (v) choose (choose%2:31:02::), prefer (prefer%2:31:00::), opt (opt%2:31:00::) (select as an alternative over another) "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
• S: (v) prefer (prefer%2:41:00::), favor (favor%2:41:00::), favour (favour%2:41:00::) (promote over another) "he favors his second daughter"
• S: (v) prefer (prefer%2:41:01::) (give preference to one creditor over another)

Adjective

• S: (adj) preferable (preferable%3:00:00:desirable:00), preferred (preferred%3:00:00:desirable:00) (more desirable than another) "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
• S: (adj) favored (favored%3:00:00:loved:00), favorite (favorite%3:00:00:loved:00), favourite (favourite%3:00:00:loved:00), best-loved (best-loved%3:00:00:loved:00), pet (pet%3:00:00:loved:00), preferred (preferred%3:00:00:loved:00), preferent (preferent%3:00:00:loved:00) (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"