"prefer" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

prefer verbo

prefer + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 75
prefer soils • prefer water • prefer the company • prefer areas • prefer women • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 21
(3) company, man, league
Kolokacji: 3
(7) method, solution
Kolokacji: 2
(8) music, jazz
Kolokacji: 2
(9) charge, thing, cash
Kolokacji: 3
(10) privacy, solitude, isolation
Kolokacji: 3
(12) wine, beer
Kolokacji: 2
(14) shade, car
Kolokacji: 2
(15) forest, coffee, Coke
Kolokacji: 3
(16) temperature, flower, term
Kolokacji: 3
(17) color, condition
Kolokacji: 2
(18) England, English
Kolokacji: 2
(19) life, story
Kolokacji: 2
(20) word, negotiation, diplomacy
Kolokacji: 3
(21) meal, tea, policy
Kolokacji: 3
1. prefer tea = wól herbata prefer tea
2. prefer meals = wól posiłki prefer meals
3. prefer a policy = wól polityka prefer a policy
  • According to indigenous rights organization, Survival International, the Church's decision is extremely unusual, as it almost always prefers a policy of 'constructive engagement' to disinvesting.
  • At the time, Britain and France preferred a policy of appeasement.
  • Although he preferred a conciliatory policy, he ended up using force on several occasions, and imprisoned Mahatma Gandhi in 1922.
  • Toler disagreed, preferring a more liberal policy.
  • You may prefer a policy that pays doctors or hospitals directly rather than you having to pay on the spot and claim later.
  • They also prefer a pro-Soviet foreign policy.
  • The capitalists prefer a pro-American foreign policy and are often led by a top hat and bow tie clad entrepreneur.
  • Some in the army would prefer a different policy, Mr. Obradovic said.
  • Nor does Honda support the California bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions, preferring a federal policy to state-by-state variation in regulations.
  • Houston, on the other hand, preferred a more acquiescent naval policy that encouraged ships to stay close to shore, protecting ports for industry and commerce.
prefer + preposición
Kolokacji: 18
prefer over • prefer by • prefer to • preferred for • prefer in • ...
prefer + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 22
generally prefer • actually prefer • simply prefer • personally prefer • clearly prefer • ...

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