preferred
more desirable than another
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,983 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,480 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- more desirable than another also: preferable coffee is preferable to teaDanny's preferred name is `Dan'
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality also: favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferent the favored child
preferred in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The genre theatres were those she preferred.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She preferred that you go out of her shop hatless rather than with an unbecoming hat.
Half Portions · Edna Ferber · Chapter 1
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I wondered whether it meant more than that, of the two suitors, her father obviously preferred Barnes.
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 1
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After their kind, they preferred a kicker to a non-kicker, and accepted, with delighted grins, Mrs. Fortescue's sweet words.
Betty at Fort Blizzard · Molly Elliot Seawell · Chapter 1
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We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1