prefer
     v 1: like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping
          to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
     2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an
        alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat
        courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the
        East coast" [syn: {choose}, {opt}]
     3: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
        {favor}, {favour}]
     4: give preference to one creditor over another
     [also: {preferring}, {preferred}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

preferred
     adj 1: more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea";
            "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'" [syn: {preferable}]
     2: preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
        favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)},
         {pet}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

preferred
     See {prefer}
Source: WordNet® 2.0