prefer
verb (used with object)
to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than.
will prefer
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future tenseof prefer.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Much better and newer products will be available for consumers that will prefer higher efficacy/lower side effects.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Companies will prefer to go this region, which is more stable than the Middle East,” he says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
To be sure, some will prefer the former to the latter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2026
While some people will undoubtedly enjoy talking to chatbots about their mental health problems, many others will prefer to talk face-to-face with a human being.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2023
So maybe President Snow will prefer keeping him alive, crushed and heartbroken, as a living warning to others.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
