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preferably

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pref·er·a·ble  (prfr--bl, prfr-)
adj.
More desirable or worthy than another; preferred: Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.

prefer·a·bili·ty, prefer·a·ble·ness n.
prefer·a·bly adv.

preferably [ˈprɛfərəblɪ ˈprɛfrəblɪ]
adv
ideally; by preference; if one had a choice
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Adv.1.preferably - more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

preferably
adverb ideally, if possible, rather, sooner, much rather, by choice, much sooner, as a matter of choice, in or for preference Take exercise, preferably in the fresh air.
Translations
preferably [ˈprefərəblɪ] ADVde preferencia, preferentemente
a large, preferably non-stick, frying panuna sartén grande, preferentemente or a ser posible antiadherente

preferably [ˈprɛfərəbli] advde préférence

preferably
advam liebsten; tea or coffee? — coffee, preferablyTee oder Kaffee? — lieber Kaffee; but preferably not Tuesdayaber, wenn möglich, nicht Dienstag

preferably [ˈprɛfrəblɪ] advdi preferenza, preferibilmente
preferably [ˈprɛfrəblɪ] advdi preferenza, preferibilmente

preferably من الأفضل nejlépe helst vorzugsweise κατά προτίμηση preferiblemente mieluummin de préférence radije preferibilmente 好んで 차라리 verkieslijk helst raczej preferivelmente предпочтительно helst ที่ชอบมากกว่า tercihen thì hơn 更适宜地


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If I must be pitiful, I dislike to be called so; and if I be so, it is preferably at a distance.
I suspect that the large, mild boy, the son of a neighboring farmer, who mainly shared our games, had but a dim notion of what I meant by my strange people, but I did my best to enlighten him, and he helped me make a dream out of my life, and did his best to dwell in the region of unrealities where I preferably had my being; he was from time to time a Moor when I think he would rather have been a Mingo.
She hoped that during part of each year she could rent the extra bed-room to some one, preferably a boy, like Bill, who was attending high school.
 
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