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favour

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
  • Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
  • Hyphenation: fa?vour

Noun

favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)

  1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.

Derived terms

  • out of favour

Translations

Verb

favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)

  1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
    • 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
      "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —

Usage notes

  • Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.

Translations

Old French

Noun

favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor

favour From the web:

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  • what favourite
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  • what favourite colour says about you
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favourably

English

Alternative forms

  • favorably (mostly US)

Etymology

favourable +? -ly

Adverb

favourably (comparative more favourably, superlative most favourably)

  1. (Britain, Canada) In a favourable manner.
    She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance.

Related terms

  • favour
  • favourite

favourably From the web:

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  • what does favourably disposed mean
  • what does favorable
  • favourably meaning
  • what is favourable in french
  • what does considered favourably mean
  • what does compare favourably mean
  • is it favorable or favourable
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