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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

preferably en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /pɹəˈfɜː.ɹəˌbli/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English preferable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preferably From preferable + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
    • He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain. 2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times:
    • The nondegerming system grinds corn, preferably white dent corn, into meal with little, if any, separation of germ. 2000, Karel Kulp, Handbook of Cereal Science and Technology, Revised and Expanded, page 48:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most preferably Degree=Sup lexicographic
more preferably Degree=Cmp lexicographic
preferrably alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

liefer · better · rather · preferredly · liever

Translations (27)

nn fortrinnsvis (in preference) · fr préférablement (in preference) · it preferibilmente (in preference) · ro (în manieră) preferabilă (in preference) · tr tercihen (in preference) · bg за предпочитане (in preference) · fr de préférence (in preference) · sv helst (in preference) · eo prefere (in preference) · pt preferencialmente (in preference) · es preferiblemente (in preference) · ru желательно (in preference) · el κατά προτίμηση (in preference) · ka უკეთ (in preference) · ka უპირატესად (in preference) · fi mieluiten (in preference) · pt de preferência (in preference) · nl bij voorkeur (in preference) · la potior (in preference) · de vorzugsweise (in preference) · ru предпочтительно (in preference) · ka უმჯობესად (in preference) · nb fortrinnsvis (in preference) · ro (în mod) preferabil (in preference) · ca preferiblement (in preference) · ru лучше (in preference) · pl najchętniej (in preference)