verb
- present participle of prefer; choosing or liking one thing more than another
Usage: present participle form
Examples
- She is preferring tea over coffee these days.
- The students are preferring online classes to in-person ones.
- He’s preferring to work from home rather than commute.
- They’re preferring the quiet restaurant to the noisy one.
- I’m preferring this book to the previous one I read.
- The committee is preferring the second proposal.