prefer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"

v. give preference to one creditor over another

v. promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"

choose, opt for, choose instead, choose as an alternative

v. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

fancy, go for, take to, have a fancy for

v. have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

yen, pine, ache, languish, long, yearn

v. have a yen for

purchase, take, buy

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

elect

v. select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"

aim, resolve, purpose

v. reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

follow, adopt, espouse

v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

take in, adopt, take into one's family

v. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

pluck, pick, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

dislike, feel distaste for

v. have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"

reject

v. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

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