"preferably" meaning in English

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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner."
      ],
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        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "preferable",
          "preferable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹɛf.ɹəˌbli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈfɜː.ɹəˌbli/"
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        "Southern-England"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "liefer"
    },
    {
      "word": "liever"
    },
    {
      "word": "preferredly"
    },
    {
      "word": "rather"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "za predpočitane",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "за предпочитане"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "preferiblement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "bij voorkeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "prefere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "mieluiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "de préférence"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "préférablement"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "uṗiraṭesad",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "უპირატესად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "umǯobesad",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "უმჯობესად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "uḳet",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "უკეთ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "vorzugsweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "katá protímisi",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "κατά προτίμηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "preferibilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "potior"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "fortrinnsvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "fortrinnsvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "najchętniej"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "preferencialmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "de preferência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "(în mod) preferabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "(în manieră) preferabilă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "lučše",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "лучше"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "želatelʹno",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "желательно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "predpočtitelʹno",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "предпочтительно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "preferiblemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "helst"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "in preference",
      "word": "tercihen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "preferably"
}