Synonyms

rather sooner

Examples

"clean it well, preferably with warm water" "I'd rather be in Philadelphia" "I'd sooner die than give up"

Used in print

You will need a stereo music system , with speakers preferably placed at_least seven or eight feet apart , and one or more of the new London `` Phase 4 '' records .

Go_to a reputable grower , preferably a pansy specialist .

Now the thing for us to do is to find ourselves a_couple_of those wonderful flowering currants such_as the red Ribes_sanguineum of our Pacific_Northwest , or otherwise a good sloe tree , or perhaps some nice pussy_willow in bloom , preferably one with male or staminate catkins .