preferably

English

Etymology

preferable +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛfɹəˌbli/, /pɹəˈfəɹəˌbli/

Adverb

preferably (comparative more preferably, superlative most preferably)

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Synonyms

liever

Translations

in preference

Catalan: preferiblement (ca)
Finnish: mieluiten (fi)
French: de préférence (fr), préférablement (fr)
Georgian: უპირატესად (uṗiraṭesad), უმჯობესად (umǯobesad), უკეთ (uḳet)
German: vorzugsweise (de)
Italian: preferibilmente (it)
Latin: potior
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fortrinnsvis (no)

Nynorsk: fortrinnsvis

Polish: chętniej
Portuguese: preferencialmente, de preferência
Romanian: (în mod) preferabil, (în manieră) preferabilă
Russian: лучше, желательно, предпочтительно
Spanish: preferiblemente
Turkish: tercihen (tr)

References

preferably in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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