What does Preferably mean?
Definitions for Preferably
prefer·ab·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
preferablyadverb
In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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 Dictionary
Preferablyadverb
in preference; by choice
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Preferably in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Preferably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Preferably in a Sentence
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.
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.
We’re also looking at them to reduce the scope of their European retail operations, preferably to zero, and to trim back the residual German retail operations.
Right now what South Korean nationals're doing is South Korean nationals are engaging negotiations with the Republic of United States. The South Korean defense minister and I are both hopeful that they'll reach agreement soon, preferably before the end of March, otherwise beginning April 1 South Korean nationals will begin furloughing Korean national workers.
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci:
Our expectation now is that Mr Anastasiades will establish the necessary dialogue for a new meeting date, preferably not too late, with both the United Nations and with us.
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