предпочита́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
• prefer verb To like one thing better than another.

Senses

предпочита́ть is used for these senses in English:

• affect (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
• prefer (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

affect — full definition

1. verb To influence or make a difference to something.
2. verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.

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