Favorite vs. Prefer

Favoriteadjective

Preferred; liked more than any other

Favoritenoun

Preferred one, one with special favor

Favoritenoun

Expected or most probable to win.

Favoritenoun

(internet) A bookmark in a web browser.

Favoriteverb

alternative form of favor

Favoriteverb

(Internet) To bookmark.

Favoriteverb

(Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Favoritenoun

A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with partiality; one preferred above others; especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with favors by a person of high rank or authority.

Favoritenoun

Short curls dangling over the temples; - fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Favoritenoun

The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest in the betting.

Favoriteadjective

Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference; as, a favorite walk; a favorite child.

Favoritenoun

something regarded with special favor or liking;

Favoritenoun

a special loved one

Favoritenoun

a competitor thought likely to win

Favoriteadjective

appealing to the general public;

Favoriteadjective

preferred above all others and treated with partiality;

Preferverb

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

Preferverb

To advance, promote (someone or something).

Preferverb

(transitive) To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges").

Preferverb

To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).

Preferverb

To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; - said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.

Preferverb

To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass.

Preferverb

To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.

Preferverb

To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; - often followed by to, before, or above.

Preferverb

like better; value more highly;

Preferverb

select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative;

Preferverb

promote over another;

Preferverb

give preference to one creditor over another

Preferverb

like (one thing or person) better than another or others; tend to choose

Preferverb

submit (a charge or a piece of information) for consideration

Preferverb

promote or advance (someone) to a prestigious position