prefer

• vt.好む；好むようにする；高くする；高くする
• 好きである。

pre,前に,-fer,運ぶ,取る,持参する,語源的にはbring,推論と同じ。

prefer

prefer: [14] To prefer one thing is etymologically to ‘carry it before’ others. The word comes via Old French preferer from Latin praeferre ‘set before’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to bear).
=> bear

prefer (v.)

late 14c., "to put forward or advance in rank or fortune, to promote," from Old French preferer (14c.) and directly from Latin praeferre "place or set before, carry in front," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ferre "to carry, to place" (see infer). Meaning "to esteem (something) more than others" also is recorded from late 14c. Original sense in English is preserved in preferment.

1. I would prefer him to be with us next season.

私は彼が次のシーズン私たちと一緒にいることをもっと望んでいます。

2.I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.

より多くのお客様がソフトセールスを好むかもしれないと思います。

3.They prefer to bargain with individual clients,for cash.

現金の面では、彼らは散戸と付き合いたいと思っている。

4.I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV.

私はテレビではなく映画を見るのが好きです。

5.They prefer ，in the end，to stick with what they know.

彼らは最終的に自分たちのよく知っていることを続けることを選んだ。