ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Preferring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Preferring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of prefer.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of prefer.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of preferre
  2. A preference; the choice of something preferred.

Example Sentences

He gives our preferrings the bad name of the machinery of motives, but they are just what we feel in ourselves when we decide.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include favourite, preferable, favored, favorite, desirable, loved.

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