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preferable

/pɹəˈfɜːɹəb(ə)l/

Meanings
adjective
Better than some other option; preferred.

Examples :

"Walking to school is a preferable option to taking the bus, because it's faster. "
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preferred verb

/pɹɪˈfɜːd/ /pɹɪˈfɝd/

To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.

"I prefer tea to coffee."

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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faster adjective

/ˈfɑːstə/ /ˈfæstɚ/

Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.

"That rope is dangerously loose. Make it fast!"

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

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other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

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option noun

/ˈɒpʃən/ /ˈɑpʃən/

One of a set of choices that can be made.

"My lunch options today are a sandwich or a salad. "

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taking verb

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

"The student is taking notes in class to remember the important information. "

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than adverb

/ðæn/ /ðn̩/

At that time; then.

"My sister finished her homework, than she went to play outside. "

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walking verb

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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better noun

[ˈbeɾə] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] [ˈbɛtʰə]

An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.

"He quickly found Ali his better in the ring."