Definition of 'favour'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense favours
, present participle favouring
, past tense, past participle favoured
regional note: in AM, use favor
3. plural noun [usually poss NOUN]
5. verb
If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people.
Unpaid internships are criticised for favouring children of the rich who can work
for nothing. [VERB noun]
favoured graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
6.
See in favour
7.
See in sb's favour
8.
See in sb's favour
9.
See in favour of
10.
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favour in American English
noun, verb transitive
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favour in British English
noun
2.
an act performed out of good will, generosity, or mercy
3.
4.
a condition of being regarded with approval or good will (esp in the phrases in favour, out of favour)
8. history
11. See find favour with
12. See in favour of
verb (transitive)
14.
to treat with partiality or favouritism
15.
to support; advocate
16.
to perform a favour for; oblige
17.
to help; facilitate
18. informal
to resemble
he favours his father
19.
to wear habitually
she favours red
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Derived forms
favourer (ˈfavourer) or US favorer (ˈfavorer) noun
favouringly (ˈfavouringly) or US favoringly
adverb
Word origin
C14: from Latin, from favēre to protect
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favour
British English: favour
/ˈfeɪvə/ NOUN
If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them.
The changes found favour with most people.
- American English: favor /ˈfeɪvər/
- Arabic: رِضاً
- Brazilian Portuguese: favor
- Chinese: 宠爱
- Croatian: usluga
- Czech: přízeň
- Danish: tjeneste
- Dutch: instemming
- European Spanish: favor
- Finnish: suosio
- French: faveur appréciation
- German: Gefallen
- Greek: εύνοια
- Italian: favore
- Japanese: 賛成
- Korean: 호의
- Norwegian: tjeneste
- Polish: przysługa
- European Portuguese: favor
- Romanian: favoare
- Russian: благосклонность
- Spanish: favor
- Swedish: tjänst hjälp
- Thai: ความชื่นชอบ
- Turkish: yardım
- Ukrainian: прихильність
- Vietnamese: sự quý mến
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