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Preferable definition: If you say that one thing is preferable to another, you mean that it is more desirable or... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesGrammar Definitionof 'preferable'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× preferable (prefrəbəl ) adjective[usuallyverb-linkADJECTIVE] Ifyousaythatonethingispreferabletoanother,youmeanthatitismoredesirableorsuitable. Abigearthquakealongwayoffispreferabletoasmalleronenearby.[+to] Thehazardsofthetheatreseemedpreferabletojoiningthefamilypaintbusiness.[+to] Eatinglittleandoftenmaybepreferabletolargeregularmeals. Synonyms:better,best,chosen,choice MoreSynonymsofpreferable preferably(prefrəbli )adverb Dosomethingcreativeortakeexercise,preferablyinthefreshair. Synonyms:ideally,ifpossible,rather,sooner MoreSynonymsofpreferable CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof preferable Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'preferable' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'preferable' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'etymologicum' HindiTranslationof'preferable' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency preferableinBritishEnglish (ˈprɛfərəbəl ,ˈprɛfrəbəl )orpreferrable adjectivepreferredormoredesirable ▶ USAGESincepreferablealreadymeansmoredesirable,oneshouldnotsaysomethingismorepreferableormostpreferableCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformspreferability(ˌpreferaˈbility)orpreferableness(ˈpreferableness)noun WordFrequency preferableinAmericanEnglish (ˈprɛfərəbəl ) adjective moredesirable;tobepreferred Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformspreferability(ˌpreferaˈbility) nounorˈpreferableness preferably(ˈpreferably) adverb WordFrequency preferableinAmericanEnglish (ˈprefərəbəl,ˈprefrə-,or,oftenprɪˈfɜːr-) adjective1. moredesirable 2. worthytobepreferred Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformspreferabilityorpreferablenessnoun preferablyadverb Wordorigin[1640–50;‹Fpréfsptérable.Seeprefer,-able] Examplesof'preferable'inasentence preferable TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Yetritualcareoftheskinmustsurelybepreferable.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Thiswouldsurelybepreferabletoincreasingthetuitionfeestheypay.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Yetthemanagementgroupthatisuniformlyoldmaybepreferabletotheonethatisuniformlytooyoung.PeterF.DruckerMANAGEMENT:task,responsibilities,practices(1974)Thenauseagetsworseonanemptystomachsoeatinglittleandoftenmaybepreferabletolargeregularmeals.Ridgway,RoyCaringforyourUnbornChild(1990)Theideaofbeingunfairlyput-uponseemstobeinfinitelypreferable.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Thismaybepreferabletoanalternative,suchasfilingforbankruptcyprotectionorsimplyceasingoperationsaltogether.ChristianityToday(2000)Themythsseeminfinitelypreferable.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2011)Ihavetriedelectronicbooksforpleasurereading,buthardcopybooksarepreferablebyfar.Times,SundayTimes(2009)ThedullanddutifultrialsinTheHagueseempreferable.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Andfinally,attheriskofgettingreallyheavy,weoughtsurelytoacknowledgethatlifeisnotalwayspreferabletodeath.Times,SundayTimes(2016) COBUILDCollocations preferable  farpreferableto Trendsof preferable Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages preferable BritishEnglish:preferable ADJECTIVE/ˈprɛfərəbl/Ifyousaythatonethingispreferabletoanother,youmeanthatitismoredesirableorsuitable.Abigearthquakealongwayoffispreferabletoasmalleronenearby.AmericanEnglish:preferable /ˈprɛfərəbəl,ˈprɛfrə-,prɪˈfɜrə-/BrazilianPortuguese:preferível Chinese:更合心意的EuropeanSpanish:preferible French:préférable German:vorzuziehen Italian:preferibile Japanese:より望ましいKorean:더나은EuropeanPortuguese:preferível LatinAmericanSpanish:preferible Thai:ดีกว่า Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically preferable prefershade prefertheconvenienceof preferthesimplicityof preferable preferablealternative preferably preference AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof preferable farpreferableto obviouslypreferable preferablealternative environmentallypreferable infinitelypreferableto Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofpreferablefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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