PREFER


Meaning of PREFER in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ greatly , much , overwhelmingly , strongly , vastly

I greatly ~ this version.

I much ~ the orchestra's 1998 recording of the symphony.

▪ just , simply

You may simply ~ just to sit on the terrace with a cocktail.

▪ really

I would really ~ to teach girls.

▪ rather , slightly

▪ certainly , definitely

Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs.

▪ clearly , obviously

▪ apparently

Huge majorities apparently ~ reducing unemployment to fighting inflation.

▪ generally , normally , typically , usually

▪ naturally

Employers naturally ~ candidates with some previous experience of the job.

▪ personally

▪ still

VERB + PREFER

▪ would

We can eat out if you like, but I would ~ to stay in.

▪ tend to

Industries still tend to ~ virgin raw materials to recycled ones.

▪ appear to , seem to

▪ happen to

I happen to ~ action movies myself.

PREPOSITION

▪ over

A son is usually preferred over a female heir.

▪ to

I ~ his earlier paintings to his later ones.

Prefer is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ voter

Prefer is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ anonymity , ↑ approach , ↑ solitude , ↑ term

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .