preference

«preference» in Mova's school dictionary: A liking for one thing more than another — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a preference, preferences; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A liking for one thing more than another. tree →

2) The thing you like more or choose. tree →

3) «Give preference to»: treat one person or group better or first. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and statistics, surveys of preferences (favourite fruit, shown in bar charts or tally charts). In everyday life, choices of food, colour and activity. Phrases: «a preference for», «in order of preference», «personal preference», «give preference to».

examples

• I have a preference for chocolate ice cream. tree →
• List the films in order of preference. tree →
• The survey showed pupils' preferences for sports. tree →
• It's a matter of personal preference. tree →
• Older people are given preference for seats on the bus. tree →
• Do you have a preference, tea or juice? tree →
• Aphrodite greatly preferred Ares to her husband, and this preference naturally gave rise to much jealousy on the part of Hephaestus, and caused them great unhappiness. tree →

note

Verb «prefer» (prefer X TO Y, not «than»). Adjective «preferable». Stress: PREF-er-ence. In maths: preference surveys give counts — the most popular choice is the mode.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «preference» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.