Prefer and Value

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

Usage example: I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla

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

Value verb - To hold dear.

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Prefer and value are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Value".

Nearby Words: valuing, valuable, valueless, valued, valuation

life	prefer life	value life
people	prefer people	value people
children	prefer children	value children
company	prefer company	value company
Other words: meat, time, way, freedom, brother, humans, women.

You would think some masters would prefer to limit this though, as it reduces a slave's ability to work and their value at auction (who wants a slave that needs to be whipped constantly?).

Source: A Taste of the Lash
Most players prefer to wear a two piece suit, which has no armor value, but offers the highest stamina and speed values, plus it's the only "armor" that has a base value for dodge (random chance on whether a shot that hits you deals no damage).

Source: Armor Is Useless
To use a specific example, some people with autism (for Asperger Syndrome, "pedantic speech" is a diagnostic criterion) tend to value precision and may prefer to speak using something like Spock Speak.

Source: Spock Speak

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