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Definition of preferable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

preferable

adjective
 
/ˈprefrəbl/
 
/ˈprefrəbl/
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  1. more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to something
    • preferable (to something) Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.
    • preferable (to doing something) He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city.
    • preferable (to do something) It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.
    Extra Examples
    • Death was considered vastly preferable to surrender.
    • The new policies are infinitely preferable to what went before.
    • The summer months are preferable for weddings.
    • This technique is far preferable to any alternative.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • far
    • greatly
    • highly
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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