Prefer - Definition

v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping
to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
2: 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" [syn: choose, prefer,
opt]
3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
prefer, favor, favour]
4: give preference to one creditor over another