prefer

To like or choose one thing more than another.

• I prefer the red shirt.
• She preferred walking to taking the bus.
• Would you prefer to sit outside?

How to use it: prefer A to B (I prefer tea to coffee.); prefer to do something (We prefer to travel by train.); prefer doing something (She prefers cooking at home.)

Similar words: like better, favor

Common phrases: prefer something, prefer to stay, prefer tea, prefer to walk