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How do you use preferred in a sentence?
Preferred sentence example
- “That sounds like a preferred outcome to me!”
- The house was quiet, the way he preferred it.
- He preferred the direct approach over any form of subtlety.
- In the case of a lawsuit the plaintiff preferred his own plea.
What is a good sentence for preferable?
Preferable sentence example. Is this situation really preferable from a business standpoint? War occurs for a very simple reason: To some nations at some time, war is preferable to peace. This is preferable to the use of fall-sown plants.
How do you use would prefer?
We use would prefer or ‘d prefer, followed by a to-infinitive or a noun, to talk about present and future preferences:
- I’d prefer to go by myself.
- Would you prefer a quieter restaurant?
- She’d prefer not to drive at night.
- I’d prefer to go skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.
Which is correct prefered or preferred?
Preferred and preferring are correct because the second syllable is stressed there. Same for conferred, transferred, referred, deferred, inferred. But: differed or tutored (stress on the first syllable).
How can we use preferable?
preferable (to something) Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home. preferable (to doing something) He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city. preferable (to do something) It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.
Is preferred or is preferable?
So “preferable” means capable or worthy of being preferred. But it does not necessarily mean that someone has taken the action to prefer something. If something is “preferred” (which is past tense), it means that someone has taken the action to prefer it.
What are sentences examples?
A sentence is the basic unit of language which expresses a complete thought. It does this by following the grammatical basic rules of syntax. For example:”Ali is walking”. A complete sentence has at least a subject and a main verb to state (declare) a complete thought.
How do you use rather and prefer?
Prefer and would rather can be used interchangeably. As you indicate, Omar, when we are talking about general preferences, prefer is followed by verb-ing, thus: I prefer listening to music to watching TV. I’d rather listen to music than watch TV.
Do you prefer in sentence?
“So do you prefer elegant clothes?” I asked. One of the guys I work with came up to me and said, “This is awkward, but do you prefer he or she?” I said, “It’s not awkward for me. So what’s in it for you?” Repeatedly I get the question, “Do you prefer young men?” to which I say, “It’s the man, not his age”.
What type of word is preferred?
verb (used with object), pre·ferred, pre·fer·ring. to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.