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prefer

/prɪˈfɜr/ /prɪˈfɜː/
verb Regular verbprefer preferred
  1. 1 tercih etmek, yeğlemek

Definition (English)

To like one thing more than another; to choose something over something else.

Example Sentences

  1. They prefer to have milk in their tea.
    Çaylarında süt olmasını tercih ediyorlar.
  2. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
    Televizyon izlemeye kitap okumayı tercih ederim.
  3. Which color do you prefer?
    Hangi rengi tercih edersin?

Verb Forms Regular

Base prefer
/prɪˈfɜr/
Past preferred
/prɪˈfɜrd/
Participle preferred
/prɪˈfɜrd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edprefer → preferred

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. preferred /prɪˈfɜrd/

Synonyms

chooselike betterfavoropt forselectwould ratherincline towards

Antonyms

dislikerejectrefuseavoidhate

Collocations

prefer to doprefer somethingprefer doingprefer coffee to teaprefer one over anotherprefer not to

Related Words

choicedecisionoptionliketaste

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