prefer
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
like better; value more highly
Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels
Types & categories
- like hypernym
Related & opposite
- preference derivation
Sense 2 verb
select as an alternative over another
I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
Types & categories
- opt out hyponym
Related & opposite
- selection derivation
- preferment derivation
- predilection derivation
- optative derivation
- compare entails
Sense 3 verb
promote over another
he favors his second daughter
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- preferment derivation
- favour derivation
Sense 4 verb
give preference to one creditor over another
Types & categories
- pay hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | preference |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | like |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | selection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preferment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | predilection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | optative |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | compare |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | opt out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | preferment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | favour |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | elevate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | advantage |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pay |