preferable
Better than some other optionBetter than some other option; preferred.
» Work is preferable to idleness.
Arbeit ist dem Müßiggang vorzuziehen.
Meaning
1 sensesBetter than some other option; preferred.
bevorzugt
предпочти́тельныйpredpočtítelʹnyj, наилу́чшийnailúčšij, лу́чшийlúčšij
кра́щийkráščyj, найкра́щийnajkráščyj, найлі́пшийnajlípšyj
- more desirable than another
Examples
46 sentencesWork is preferable to idleness.
deArbeit ist dem Müßiggang vorzuziehen.
For me, reading at home is preferable to reading sitting beside strangers in a library.
deWas mich anbelangt, so ziehe ich es vor, zu Hause zu lesen statt in einer Bibliothek, wo man neben Fremden sitzt.
Death is preferable to such suffering.
ruСмерть предпочтительна такому страданию.
Prevention is much preferable to cure.
Isolation is preferable to bad company.
Translations
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Origin
From prefer + -able, probably after Middle French preferable. Compare preference, preferenFrom prefer + -able, probably after Middle French preferable. Compare preference, preferential, etc.
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Forms
more preferable, most preferable| Comparative | more preferable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most preferable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- more desirable than another:preferred
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form