English to English
noun
- a strong liking
My own preference is for good literature.
The Irish have a penchant for blarney.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a predisposition in favor of something
A predilection for expensive cars.
His sexual preferences.
Showed a Marxist orientation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the right or chance to choose
Given my druthers, I'd eat cake.
source: WordNet 3.0
- grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred; the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his preference.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [préferens] Pilì; hirang
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog