Favour has 11 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a feeling of favorable regard
"The teacher held her in high favour because she always completed her assignments early."
2
an inclination to approve
"that style is in favor this season"
3
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
"the outcome was in his favor"
4
souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
"The host handed out small favours like chocolate truffles and handmade soaps as guests left the celebration."
5
an act of gracious kindness
"She felt deeply grateful for his favour in lending her money during such a difficult time."
6
Standard spelling of favor.
"In British English, please spell the word as favour instead of favor."
In plain English: A favour is something nice that someone does for you when they are asked to help out.
"She won the game by luck and favour rather than skill."
Verb
1
treat gently or carefully
"The nurse favoured the injured bird by wrapping it softly in a warm cloth."
2
bestow a privilege upon
"The king decided to favour his loyal servant with a rare pardon."
3
promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
4
consider as the favorite
"The local team was favored"
5
Standard spelling of favor.
"Please remember that in British English, the standard spelling is favour."
In plain English: To favor means to treat someone better than others because you like them more.
"She decided to favour her younger sibling for once, giving them an extra toy from the box."
Example Sentences
"She won the game by luck and favour rather than skill."
noun
"He showed great favour to his younger brother when distributing the prizes."
noun
"The new restaurant policy does not show any favour to walk-in customers."
noun
"She won the lottery by sheer chance and felt it was a special favour from fate."
noun
"She decided to favour her younger sibling for once, giving them an extra toy from the box."
verb
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