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  • 1prefer — verb preferred, preferring (transitive not in progressive) 1 to like someone or something more than someone or something else: “What kind of music do you like?” “These days I prefer classical music” | prefer sb/sth to sb/sth: I much prefer dogs… …

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  • 2prefer — pre|fer W2S2 [prıˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle preferred present participle preferring [T not in progressive] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: préférer, from Latin praeferre to put in front, prefer ] 1.) to like someone or… …

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  • 3deal with sb/sth — Ⅰ. UK US deal with sb/sth Phrasal Verb with deal({{}}/diːl/ verb (past tense and past participle dealt) ► to do business with a person or company: »I prefer to deal with the same salesperson each time. Ⅱ. UK US deal with sth …

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  • 4deal with sth — Ⅰ. UK US deal with sb/sth Phrasal Verb with deal({{}}/diːl/ verb (past tense and past participle dealt) ► to do business with a person or company: »I prefer to deal with the same salesperson each time. Ⅱ. UK US deal with sth …

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  • 5ˈpart with sth — phrasal verb to give something to someone although you would prefer to keep it …

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  • 6I would sooner do something (than something else) — I, etc. would sooner do sth (than sth else) idiom to prefer to do sth (than do sth else) • She d sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents. Main entry: ↑soonidiom …

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  • 7favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ …

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  • 8like — 1 /laIk/ preposition 1 similar in some way to something else: My mother has a car like yours. | He crawled out of the hut on his belly, like a snake. | very like: He s very like his brother. | look/sound/feel/taste/seem like: The building looked… …

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  • 9work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …

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  • 10like*/*/*/ — [laɪk] grammar word I summary: Like can be: ■ a preposition: He looks like his father. ■ a conjunction: She looked like she was about to cry. ■ an adverb: I said, like, you can t do this to me. 1) similar similar to someone or something else No… …

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