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favour in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an act of gracious kindness
    favor  favour 
  2. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
    party favor  party favour  favor  favour 
  3. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
    "the outcome was in his favor"
    favor  favour 
  4. an inclination to approve
    "that style is in favor this season"
    favor  favour 
  5. a feeling of favorable regard
    favor  favour 
verb
  1. consider as the favorite
    "The local team was favored"
    favor  favour 
  2. promote over another
    "he favors his second daughter"
    prefer  favor  favour 
  3. treat gently or carefully
    favor  favour 
  4. bestow a privilege upon
    privilege  favor  favour 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


favour in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) A piece of help.
  2. (verb) To look upon fondly; to prefer.
  3. (verb) To do a favour (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward.
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