[{"word":"preferring","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I prefer tea to coffee."},{"definition":"To advance, promote (someone or something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in \"to prefer charges\").","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To put forward for acceptance; to introduce, recommend (to).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["forechoose"],"antonyms":["disprefer"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A preference; the choice of something preferred.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prefer","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preferre","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preferring"]}]