prefer to

prefer someone or something to someone (or something else)

to rank the desirability of someone or something over someone or something else. For the post of treasurer, I prefer Don to Jill. I prefer missing a meal to Jill's cooking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kanya	-	Thai
Hettie	HET-ee	English
French	[frentʃ]
Townsend	['taunzənd]
Lise	LEE-se (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), LEES (English), LEEZ (English)	French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
AmÉLie	a-me-LEE	French