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Preferably

adverb/pɹˈɛfɹəbli/
Definition
more readily or willingly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹˈɛfɹəbli/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹˈɛfɹəblˌɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹˈɛfɹəblˌɪ/
4 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɛfɹəbli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbmore readily or willingly
“clean it well, preferably with warm water”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vorzugsweise
bereitwilliger oder bereitwilliger
🇫🇷French
de préférence
plus facilement ou volontairement
🇪🇸Spanish
preferiblemente
más fácilmente o voluntariamente
🇮🇹Italian
preferibilmente
più prontamente o volentieri
🇳🇱Dutch
bij voorkeur
gemakkelijker of vrijwilliger
🇵🇹Portuguese
de preferência
mais prontamente ou voluntariamente
🇷🇺Russian
предпочтительно
более охотно или охотно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अधिमानतः
अधिक तत्परता से या स्वेच्छा से
🇧🇩Bengali
বিশেষভাবে
আরো সহজে বা স্বেচ্ছায়
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னுரிமை
மிகவும் எளிதாக அல்லது விருப்பத்துடன்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రాధాన్యంగా
మరింత సులభంగా లేదా ఇష్టపూర్వకంగా
🇮🇳Marathi
शक्यतो
अधिक सहजतेने किंवा स्वेच्छेने
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રાધાન્ય
વધુ સરળતાથી અથવા સ્વેચ્છાએ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೇಲಾಗಿ
ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವಇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അഭികാമ്യം
കൂടുതൽ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മനസ്സോടെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਰਜੀਹੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ
ਵਧੇਰੇ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
ترجیحی طور پر
زیادہ آسانی سے یا اپنی مرضی سے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
最好
更容易或更愿意
🇯🇵Japanese
できれば
より容易に、または喜んで
🇰🇷Korean
즐겨
더 쉽게 또는 기꺼이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tốt nhất là
dễ dàng hơn hoặc sẵn sàng
🇹🇭Thai
โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง
อย่างเต็มใจหรือเต็มใจมากขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
lebih disukai
lebih siap atau rela
🇵🇭Filipino
mas mabuti
mas madali o kusang loob
🇲🇾Malay
sebaiknya
lebih bersedia atau rela
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ويفضل
بسهولة أكبر أو عن طيب خاطر
🇮🇷Persian
ترجیحا
با سهولت یا تمایل بیشتر
🇹🇷Turkish
tercihen
daha kolay veya isteyerek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוּטָב
ביתר קלות או ברצון
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'preferably'?
The primary meaning of 'preferably' is 'more readily or willingly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'preferably' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'preferably' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'preferably' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'preferably' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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