Preferably Meaning
/ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
Sentence Examples
We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.
Seek shelter in a fortified, windowless room, preferably underground.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We should arrive ____ at 8 AM in order to get good seats.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please submit your application online, ____ before the end of the working day on Friday.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We should arrive ____ at 8 AM in order to get good seats.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please submit your application online, ____ before the end of the working day on Friday.