prefer

/prɪˈfɜːr/ verb [T] (present participle preferring, past tense and past participle preferred)

Translation

› to like someone or something more than another person or thing

tercih etmek, yeğlemek

I prefer dogs to cats. [+ doing sth] She prefers watching tennis to playing.946

would prefer › used to say what you want or ask someone what they want

istemek, tercih etmek, arzu etmek

[+ to do sth] I'd prefer to go alone. Would you prefer red or white wine?946

(Definition of prefer verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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