Approach and Prefer

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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Prefer and approach are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Approach".

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Approach and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "Prefer".

girl	approach girl	prefer girl
life	approach life	prefer life
people	approach people	prefer people
way	approach way	prefer way
Other words: characters, world, game, side, humans, girls.

Some even take the diplomatic approach and prefer all of the above.

Source: Broken Base / Film
Film Brain did this often in his early videos, but it's pretty much been dropped, and fans seem to prefer the more straightforward approach.

Source: Mid-Review Sketch Show
The second game reveals that the vast majority of the Geth prefer a "live and let live" approach, the ones that followed Saren being seen as heretics.

Source: Religion of Evil

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