What perfer means?
What perfer means?
pref·er·ence (prĕf′ər-əns, prĕf′rəns) 1. a. The selecting of someone or something over another or others: has a decided preference for travel by train.
How do you use prefer?
We use would prefer or ‘d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:
- I’d prefer to go by myself.
- Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?
- She’d prefer not to drive at night.
- I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.
Which is correct prefer to or prefer than?
“To” is correct. We use “than” with other comparative words like “rather” or “better”; for example: He prefers driving to taking the bus.
Is it prefer or prefer?
The correct answer is- We use prefer “to” when the comparison is between: Noun to Noun Example- I prefer tea to coffee. Gerund to Gerund ( gerund is V+ing form of verb) Example- I prefer skiing to playing.
Would prefer I would rather?
When we speak about a specific preference, would rather and would prefer have the same meaning and are interchangeable. We went to the theatre yesterday. Today I would rather go to the cinema. Today I would prefer to go to the cinema.
Would prefer in a sentence?
My brother prefers watching football to playing it. I would prefer to come early rather than be late. My students usually prefer painting with watercolours. I would prefer Mozart to Bach.
Would rather and would prefer sentences?
I would prefer (‘d prefer) to watch TV rather than (to) do shopping. I would prefer (I’d prefer) to have been born somewhere else. I would prefer (‘d prefer) my son to live with me rather than (to) live abroad. I would prefer your daughter to have accepted my apology rather than (to have) ignored me last night.
Would rather or prefer grammar?
Prefer and would rather can be used interchangeably. As you indicate, Omar, when we are talking about general preferences, prefer is followed by verb-ing, thus: I prefer listening to music to watching TV. I’d rather listen to music than watch TV.
What is a sentence for prefer?
Examples of prefer in a Sentence Some people like vanilla ice cream, but I prefer chocolate. She tends to prefer small college campuses. I prefer this dictionary because of its helpful examples.
What is the difference between prefer and perfer?
The difference is that prefer is a word and perfer isn’t. Perfer is simply a misspelling or a mispronunciation of prefer. Except in printer’s slang, in which the machine that perforates paper may be called a perfer. It’s a shortened form of perforator and you really won’t hear it much outside of the printing trade.
What type of word is prefer?
verb (used with object), pre·ferred, pre·fer·ring. to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
What’s another word for prefer?
What is another word for prefer?
| choose | pick |
|---|---|
| desire | handpick |
| forechoose | optate |
| want | wish |
| opt for | elect for |
What is the opposite of prefer?
prefer. Antonyms: reject, postpone, defer, withhold, degrade, depress. Synonyms: choose, elect, select, fancy, promote, advance, further.
What is the adjective of prefer?
Word family (noun) preference (adjective) preferable preferential (verb) prefer (adverb) preferably preferentially.
Would prefer meaning?
I would prefer (I’d prefer) is a conditional, and this means that your preference relies on something else.
Would prefer rather than exercises?
Exercise 1
- 1I prefer brown sugar. to.
- 2I don’t want to go out. I’d rather.
- 3I like trekking in the mountains, but I prefer. lying.
- 4I’d rather go in December. that.
- 5I’d rather come with you. than staying.
- 6I prefer travelling by bus. rather than travel.
- 7I usually have tea, but today I’d prefer.
- 8I’d prefer to read for a while.
Had better or would rather?
Contracted would – I’d, he’d, she’d, we’d, you’d, they’d. -She’d rather stay with me than go out with you. Had better. We use had better when we give advice to others.
Would better or had better?
You are correct: “had better” is a strong suggestion, as in, “You’d better speak more softly.” To express that idea in a gentler way, you could say: You might speak more softly. You could speak more softly. Why don’t you speak a little more softly ?
Would better in a sentence?
Sentence examples for I would better from inspiring English sources. The recipe alone is so alarming that I would better to have left it alone. And I just felt, I would better be able to contribute by being in the Navy”. “The coach told me I would better suited to another sport.
Where can I use had better?
Using ‘had better’
- I had (or I’d) better sleep now. It would be a good idea for me to sleep now.
- You’d better discuss this issue with Bruno. You should discuss this issue with Bruno.
- We’d better leave before the police come. Let’s leave before the police come.
- He’d better not come. It would be a bad idea for him to come.
Would rather to grammar?
I would rather (‘I prefer’, ‘I would prefer’) is used as a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by the infinitive (without ‘to’) when its subject is the same as the subject of the next verb. This happens when we talk about what we would prefer to do. I would rather (or I’d rather) stay with you.
Will Rather or would rather?
It’s not a difference in nuance; it’s a difference in very basic grammar. “will rather” is wrong; “would rather” is correct. The idiom is “would rather”. You can’t change the words in idioms.
Would rather 2 subjects?
‘Would rather’ can also be used with a past tense but the meaning is present. The difference is that we have two subjects so we use a past tense. After the second subject we use a past tense. But as you can see, we are not talking about the past even though we are using a past tense.
Would rather have examples?
I would rather stay home than go out tonight. She’d rather play tennis than sit here. They’d rather drink tea than cola. My father would rather drink tea than (drink) coffee.
Would rather than sentence examples?
Examples: He would rather watch TV than read a book. She would rather be a nurse than be a teacher. The activity you prefer comes immediately after “rather” and the activity you do not have a preference for comes after “than“.
How do you use rather than?
When rather than functions as a preposition, the verbs in the sentence are not parallel. Rather than driving, he rode his bike to work. Rather than using dried herbs, he picked fresh ones from the garden. She took the blame rather than blaming everyone else.
Is rather than correct?
“Rather than” indicates a parallel structure in which two things are compared. To be grammatically correct, the two things being compared need to be equal, meaning they have the same grammatical structure or form. Here are two simple examples to demonstrate the parallel structure created by “rather than.”
What is the difference between rather than and instead of?
Look at it this way: ‘rather than’ emphasises a preference and ‘instead of’ emphasises a choice. Whereas ‘instead of’ is not usually followed by an infinitive. Thus: I go to parties with people I can´t stand rather than upset my friend. I go to parties with people I can´t stand instead of upsetting my friend.
Is rather than a transition word?
Examples of Transitions: On the contrary, contrarily, notwithstanding, but, however, nevertheless, in spite of, in contrast, yet, on one hand, on the other hand, rather, or, nor, conversely, at the same time, while this may be true.
Is there a transition word?
Transition words are words like ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘so’ and ‘because’. They show your reader the relationship between phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs. When you use them, you make it easier for your readers to understand how your thoughts and ideas are connected.