"Prefer" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
To bring before; to prosecute; to try; to proceed with. Thus, pre-ferring an indictment signifies prosecuting or trying an indictment
To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others,
as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to
prefer an officer to the rank of general.
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to
offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a
request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.
To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank;
to surpass.
To set above or before something else in estimation,
favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater
favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.
To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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Democrat men like to watch football while the women fix holiday meals. On this, Republicans are in full agreement.
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.
Read the complete definitionabát-ábat - Dim. and Freq. of ábat. Also: to follow up, follow from place to place. Ginabátábat sang mga polís …
Read the complete definitionTo bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to …
Read the complete definitionTo bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate …
Read the complete definitionabay v {1} [AC; b6] move along together with s.t. moving. Lagmit hiligsan ang bátà kay nag-abay sa tartanilya, The …
Read the complete definitionThe act of bringing down or humbling.
Read the complete definitionA representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to …
Read the complete definitionTo miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
Read the complete definitionTo bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.
Read the complete definitionTo bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate differences, a dispute, …
Read the complete definitionTo bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish …
Read the complete definitionTo bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord …
Read the complete definitionTo put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
Read the complete definitionTo heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a …
Read the complete definitionTo bring a formal charge against a person, to the effect that he Is guilty of a crime or punishable …
Read the complete definitionOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
Read the complete definitionTo carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, …
Read the complete definitionL. Lat. (From actio, an action.) In old records. To bring an action; to prosecute, or sue. Thorn’s Chron.; whls-haw
Read the complete definitionA bringing into action; movement.
Read the complete definitionViolence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
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