preferred

Verb

Simple past tense and past participle of prefer.

Adjective

(comparative more preferred, superlative most preferred)

favoured

Noun

(plural preferreds)

(finance) Preferred stock.

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"That sounds like a preferred outcome to me!" she snapped.
He preferred the direct approach over any form of subtlety.
In the case of a lawsuit the plaintiff preferred his own plea.
She was getting used to the water and it felt good, but she would have preferred a swim in the ocean.
Either he hadn't seen her or he preferred not to mention it.

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