would rather

idiom

—used to indicate what one wants or prefers to do, have, etc.

She would rather drive than take the train.

I would rather you didn't tell them.

"If you'd rather, we can go outside." "No, thanks—I'd rather not."

Which beach would you rather go to?

Examples of would rather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington. —Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025

The younger, monied collector would rather have a [Ruf] ‘Yellowbird’ than a D-Type. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2025

GoDaddy Websites + Marketing is a good fit for people who don't feel confident controlling the look of their site and would rather have all the design choices made for them. —PCMAG, 9 Mar. 2025

The Dolphins would rather get a possible compensatory pick for losing Holland than pay him $14 million-plus a season. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for would rather

• gather
• lather