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favour

/ favour /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an act of gracious kindness
Type of:
kindness benignity
Kinds of:
turn good turn
Derived:
privilege favor
noun Sense 2
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
"the outcome was in his favor"
Type of:
advantage vantage
Derived:
favor
noun Sense 3
an inclination to approve
"that style is in favor this season"
Type of:
inclination disposition tendency
noun Sense 4
a feeling of favorable regard
Type of:
approval
Derived:
prefer favor privilege
verb Sense 5
consider as the favorite
"The local team was favored"
Type of:
see consider reckon
Derived:
favor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
treat gently or carefully
Type of:
spare save
Derived:
favor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 7
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
Type of:
promote upgrade advance
Kinds of:
advantage
Derived:
favor preferment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
bestow a privilege upon
Type of:
permit allow let
Derived:
favor privilege prerogative perquisite exclusive right
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
Type of:
keepsake souvenir token
Kinds of:
cracker snapper cracker bonbon
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
3
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kindness benignity turn good turn advantage vantage inclination disposition tendency approval see consider