"preferring" meaning in All languages combined

See preferring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: preferrings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} preferring (plural preferrings)
  1. A preference; the choice of something preferred.
    Sense id: en-preferring-en-noun-rsHKJ3Fg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præferring [archaic]

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} preferring
  1. present participle and gerund of prefer Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: prefer
    Sense id: en-preferring-en-verb-Zwt~~qbw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47
  2. present participle and gerund of preferre Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: preferre
    Sense id: en-preferring-en-verb-jQpPPpZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: præferring [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for preferring meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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