like vs prefer

like

verb
  • To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. 

  • To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity. 

  • To be likely. 

  • To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote. 

  • To want, desire. See also would like. 

  • To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for. 

  • To accept as an input. 

adj
  • Similar. 

  • inclined (to), prone (to). 

  • Likely; probable. 

conj
  • As if; as though. 

  • As, the way. 

noun
  • An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet. 

  • The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side. 

  • Something that a person likes (prefers). 

  • Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort. 

prep
  • Typical of 

  • Approximating 

  • In the manner of, similarly to 

  • Such as 

  • Similar to, reminiscent of 

  • As if there would be 

  • Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something 

adv
  • In a like or similar manner. 

particle
  • A delayed filler. 

  • Likely. 

  • Indicating approximation or uncertainty. 

  • Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened. 

prefer

verb
  • To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. 

  • To present or submit (something) to an authority (now usually in "to prefer charges"). 

How often have the words like and prefer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )