Figure and Prefer

Figure

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.
Usage example: we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats

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

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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

Common collocations

kind figure kind prefer kind
image figure image prefer image
stuff figure stuff prefer stuff
time figure time prefer time
Other words: way.

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Novel / Walkure Romanze Like Brother and Sister: Takahiro mostly views Mio as a sister figure, which she's basically okay with even if she'd probably prefer a different type of relationship.
  • Trial-and-Error Gameplay However, the answers the Demon would prefer are often impossible to figure out on your own.
  • Manga / Okusan Yuki, who's very thin, tells Miwa that she thinks men prefer women with her figure.
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