Meaning
- (verb) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. “I prefer tea to coffee.”
- (verb) To advance, promote (someone or something).
- (verb) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").
- (verb) To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).
Letter breakdown
- Prefer contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Other 6-letter words
- abacus
- abased
- abases
- abated
- abates
- abbess
- abbeys
- abbots
- abbrev
- abduct
- abhors
- abided
- abides
- abject
- abjure
- ablaze
- ablest
- abloom
Words starting with PRE
- preach
- preached
- preacher
- preachers
- preaches
- preachier
- preachiest
- preaching
- preachy
- preamble
- preambled
- preambles
- preambling
- prearrange
- prearranged
- prearrangement
- prearranges
- prearranging
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Words ending with FER
Reader questions
What does Prefer mean?
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
How many letters are in Prefer?
Prefer has 6 letters.
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