Definitions for Preferably
prefer·ab·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preferably, sooner, ratheradverb

   more readily or willingly

   "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. preferablyadverb

   In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preferablyadverb

   In preference; in such a manner as to prefer one thing to another.

   Etymology: from preferable.

   How came he to chuse a comick preferably to the tragick poets; or how comes he to chuse Plautus preferably to Terence. John Dennis.

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1. preferably

   Preferably is an adverb that indicates something being more desirable or suitable than another. It refers to a choice or option that someone would like or choose above others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preferablyadverb

   in preference; by choice

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How to pronounce Preferably?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Preferably in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preferably in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Preferably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Preferably in a Sentence

1. Eric Jackson:

   Hopefully by the end of this year, we have some sort of transaction, preferably with Alibaba buying its stake back and Yahoo Japan buying its stake back.

2. Yisrael Katz:

   We will not block these services, what is needed is an international organization, preferably headed by the United States, where shared (security) concerns need to be defined, characterized.

3. Andreas Lambrianou:

   The suspect asked all passengers and crew to hand in their passports, then gave two messages to a member of the crew, asking that the pilot be informed that he was a hijacker and wanted to land at an airport in Turkey, Greece or Cyprus, but preferably Cyprus, in a note, he stressed that if the airplane landed on Egyptian territory he would immediately blow the plane up.

4. Beverly Green:

   I am not Beverly Green, but from what I understand, you need a cuff( the thing that wraps around your arm and is pumped up) preferably on the upper arm, to get an accurate BP, the cuff compresses the arteries and measures the amount of pressure the heart needs to get blood out to the arteries and the pressure of the arteries when the heart is relaxed.

5. Douglas Macgregor:

   I think they've got control of it, there's no question about it. But their idea of control is to bring in as many people as they possibly can, as quickly as possible, from anywhere in the world, frankly. But preferably from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and some, some portions of Asia, but not many.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Preferably
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preferably
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Preferably
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Preferably
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Preferably