prefer
verb (used with object)
to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than.
has preferred
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present perfectof prefer (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Hard Rock said the winner has preferred to remain anonymous, but acknowledged the bettor is a Florida resident and “fits the profile of a casual sports bettor.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Petro, himself a former guerrilla, has preferred to reach deals with armed factions under his "Total Peace" plan.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Foley said she always has preferred using less herbicide in waterways and made a complaint about the use of Roundup in the San Juan Creek flood channel about a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
He has preferred being driven around in colorful company cars—not the conventional black—and fashions himself as an outspoken technologist after earning his M.B.A. in Silicon Valley during the 1990s dot-com boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
He has preferred to lose with his own troops rather than to win with those of others, judging that to be no true victory which has been gained by means of foreign troops.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
