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{
"term": "preference",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a greater interest in or desire for somebody/something than somebody/something else",
"sensetop": "preference for somebody/something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's a matter of **personal preference**."
},
{
"text": "I can't say that I have any particular preference."
},
{
"text": "Many people **expressed a strong preference** for the original plan.",
"contextForm": "preference for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Let's make a list of possible speakers, **in order of preference**."
},
{
"text": "He has not expressed a preference as to which school he wants to go to."
},
{
"text": "I travel by plane, for preference."
},
{
"text": "Learners show a preference for one learning style over others."
},
{
"text": "My first preference is for the applicant from Hong Kong."
},
{
"text": "Older people tend to express a preference for dark chocolate."
},
{
"text": "discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference"
},
{
"text": "the government's preference for tax cuts over greater public spending"
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["clear", "definite", "marked"],
"verb + preference": ["have", "demonstrate", "display"],
"preposition": [
"for preference",
"in preference to",
"preference as to"
],
"phrases": ["in order of preference"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a thing that is liked better or best",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a study of consumer preferences"
},
{
"text": "His policy preferences are pretty centrist."
},
{
"text": "She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their preferences."
},
{
"text": "changing preferences in furniture styles"
},
{
"text": "designs that reflect their individual preferences"
},
{
"text": "modern children's food preferences"
},
{
"text": "their preferences regarding websites"
},
{
"text": "Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["clear", "definite", "marked"],
"verb + preference": ["have", "demonstrate", "display"],
"preposition": [
"for preference",
"in preference to",
"preference as to"
],
"phrases": ["in order of preference"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to treat somebody/something in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or things",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Preference will be given to graduates of this university."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "rather than somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was chosen in preference to her sister."
},
{
"text": "They bought French planes in preference to British ones."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprefrəns/",
"audio": "pr/preference/preference__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈprefrəns/",
"audio": "pr/preference/preference__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘promotion’): from Old French, from medieval Latin praeferentia, from Latin praeferre ‘carry in front’, from prae ‘before’ + ferre ‘to bear, carry’."
}