Gather and Prefer

Gather

Gather verb - To bring together in one body or place.

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

Nearby Words: gathering, gathered, gatherer

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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

Common collocations

people gather people prefer people
men gather men prefer men
meat gather meat prefer meat
characters gather characters prefer characters
Other words: money, food, water, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Quantum Thief The Great Game Zoku prefer to gather information through this rather than Mind Rape, if they have the time.
  • Video Game / Dawngate The creative team at Waystone gather stories written by fans of the game and have the community vote on which outcome they most prefer.
  • Literature / Net Force Mother Russia Makes You Strong: Ruhzyo is noted to be a big guy, and misses working on his farm with his wife, and would prefer waking up in the frosty-cold Russian mornings to gather firewood and chop it up with his muscles than doing computer work.
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