Long
Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Bit of an unusual example, though, in that the Black Knights can apparently escape unnoticed any time they wish, but prefer to keep the Brittanians distracted by the embassy for as long as possible.
Source: The Siege - When they travel they go by troika, but since winters are too long, dark and cold they prefer to stay inside instead.
- Kaede asks whether Rin prefers Asa's hair short or long and allows you to choose which one you prefer.
Source: Multiple-Choice Past
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Prefer and Long. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/prefer
Long & Prefer. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/prefer>.
Prefer or Long. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/long/prefer.
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