PREFER

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prefer verb tranzitiv

1. a prefera; a ţine mai mult la sau să, a-i plăcea mai mult, a preţui mai presus.

2. a înainta, a avansa, a ridica în grad; a numi.

3. a prezenta, a adresa, a supune (o cerere etc.); a expune (o pretenţie).

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

“Of course,” I began, “if you prefer—”

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

It has never entered your mind that possibly he might prefer California to Alaska. You consider only what you like.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

"You said it was not likely they should think of being married," said I, "but you see Mr. Rochester evidently prefers her to any of the other ladies."

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

He prefers to take as few people as possible into his confidence.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You must speak to her in the morning, or I will if you prefer it.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My pretty little Dora's face would fall, and she would make her mouth into a bud again, as if she would very much prefer to shut mine with a kiss.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Very good, if you prefer it.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And immediately I began to prefer the dangers that I knew to those I knew not.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

But I confess they would have no charms for me—I should infinitely prefer a book.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) I prefer to take my pain medicine.

(BPI - Prefer to Take Pain Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)

TE-AR MAI PUTEA INTERESA