palabon : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
palabon - labon - pa-~
pa.la.bun. - 3 syllables

pa- = palabon
palabon

palabon [pa.la.bun.] :	prefer (v.)
labon [lá.bun.] :	actually (adv.)

Derivatives of labon

Glosses:

prefer
v. (emotion)	1. prefer	like better; value more highly.; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
	~ like	find enjoyable or agreeable.; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"
v. (cognition)	2. choose, opt, prefer	select as an alternative over another.; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
	~ compare	examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
	~ cop out, opt out	choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing.; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
v. (social)	3. favor, favour, prefer	promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter"
	~ elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
	~ advantage	give an advantage to.; "This system advantages the rich"
v. (social)	4. prefer	give preference to one creditor over another.
	~ law, jurisprudence	the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	~ pay	give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"