estaban prefiriendo
-they/you were preferring
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of preferir.
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preferir

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to have a preference)-to prefer
Synonyms for preferir
elegir
to choose
escoger
to choose
ser partidario de
to favor
disfrutar de
to enjoy
encantar
to love
estar a favor de
to be in favor of
gustar
to like
gustar más
to like better
optar
to opt for
optar por
to choose
preponer
to put before
priorizar
to give priority to
Antonyms for preferir
no gustar
not to like
aborrecer
to abhor
desaprobar
to reject
no gustar
not to be liked
odiar
to hate
rehusarse
to refuse
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