Definitions for preferred
pre·ferred

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 4 votes

1. preferable, preferredadjective

   more desirable than another

   "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"

2. favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferentadjective

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   "the favored child"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preferrednoun

   Preferred stock.

2. preferredadjective

   favoured

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1. preferred

   Preferred is generally defined as the act of liking or choosing someone or something more than someone or something else; hence considered more desirable or suitable. It refers to a choice made from a number of possibilities, typically predicated on specific criteria or personal preference. It can also refer to something that is given priority or precedence over others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preferred

   of Prefer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4254

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Adjectives Frequency: #1006

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce preferred?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say preferred in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preferred in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preferred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of preferred in a Sentence

1. Pavel Durov:

   In America they started to refer to Telegram as' ISIS's preferred messaging app,' but in reality there are many more legitimate users.

2. Republican Daron Shaw:

   Education is a top issue, which is usually good news for the Democrats since they are typically seen as more capable in that domain, but Youngkin has turned the issue on its head so it’s about curriculum and parent involvement rather than spending. The result is the GOP is currently preferred on perhaps the critical issue for this election.

3. Monica Cirinna:

   It is not exactly equal to other marriages, which I would have preferred, but it is a bill that recognizes all social rights.

4. Emily Hunter:

   Preferred activities give most beneficial results in terms of feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

5. Belinda Clur:

   The traditional shopping centre model is turning on its head, creative, niche, differentiated store types now seem preferred to replicated options and smaller, focused formats seem favoured over large, cumbersome alternatives.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preferred
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preferred
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=preferred