# preferring

Pronunciation: say "pri-FUR-ing" US /pɹɪˈfɝɪŋ/, UK /pɹɪˈfɜːɹɪŋ/, AUS /pɹɪˈfəːɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of prefer. — present participle and gerund of prefer
   - Simple: The -ing form of prefer. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _Preferring fresh ingredients, the chef shopped at the market each morning._
   - _Many readers, preferring print to screens, still buy physical books._

## Noun

2. A preference; the act or result of choosing one thing over another.
   - Simple: A choice that shows you like one thing more than another.
   - _His preferring of solitude to company defined much of his later life._
   - _There was an unmistakable preferring of tradition over innovation in the council._

## Verb

3. Present participle of preferre, an obsolete spelling of prefer. *(obsolete)* — present participle and gerund of preferre
   - Simple: Present participle of preferre. Preferre is an old spelling of prefer that is no longer used.

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