We want an assistant, preferably someone with experience.
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Preferably
//ˈpɹɛfɹəˌbli//
Synonyms for "preferably" (13 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- за предпочитане adv (in preference)
Catalan
1 entries- preferiblement adv (in preference)
Dutch
1 entries- bij voorkeur adv (in preference)
Esperanto
1 entries- prefere adv (in preference)
Finnish
1 entries- mieluiten adv (in preference)
French
2 entries- de préférence adv (in preference)
- préférablement adv (in preference)
Georgian
3 entries- უკეთ adv (in preference)
- უმჯობესად adv (in preference)
- უპირატესად adv (in preference)
German
1 entries- vorzugsweise adv (in preference)
Greek
1 entries- κατά προτίμηση adv (in preference)
Italian
1 entries- preferibilmente adv (in preference)
Latin
1 entries- potior adv (in preference)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fortrinnsvis adv (in preference)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- fortrinnsvis adv (in preference)
Polish
1 entries- najchętniej adv (in preference)
Portuguese
2 entries- de preferência adv (in preference)
- preferencialmente adv (in preference)
Romanian
2 entries- (în manieră) preferabilă adv (in preference)
- (în mod) preferabil adv (in preference)
Russian
3 entries- желательно adv (in preference)
- лучше adv (in preference)
- предпочтительно adv (in preference)
Spanish
1 entries- preferiblemente adv (in preference)
Swedish
1 entries- helst adv (in preference)
Turkish
1 entries- tercihen adv (in preference)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Seek shelter in a fortified, windowless room, preferably underground.
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Antennas should be placed on the highest part of the building, preferably.
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Wash this towel preferably in hot water.
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