preferring

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preferring

verb præferring

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of prefer
gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of preferre

noun preferrings · præferring

A preference; the choice of something preferred. He gives our preferrings the bad name of the machinery of motives, but they are just what we feel in ourselves when we decide.

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Closest in meaning: favourite, preferable, favored, favorite, desirable, loved, pet, choosing, privileging, favouring, opting, selecting, favoring, prioritizing, inclining, leaning

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@misc{preferring_2026,
  title = {preferring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preferring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}