# preferences

Pronunciation: say "PREF-runs-iz" /ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)nsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of preference. — plural of preference
   - Simple: Plural of preference. Use this form when talking about more than one thing someone likes.
   - _The survey recorded customers' preferences for color and size._
   - _Their travel preferences differ greatly from ours._
2. The settings of program options that a user has chosen to control how interactive software behaves.
   - Simple: The settings in a program that you can change to fit how you like to use it.
   - _You can adjust the display preferences from the settings menu._
   - _The application stores user preferences in a local configuration file._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of preference. *(US)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of preference
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of preference. Use it with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The algorithm preferences recent results when sorting the list._
   - _This grading scheme preferences accuracy over completion time._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/preferences (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).