favor
IPA: fˈeɪvɝ
noun
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
- A small gift; a party favor.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
- (law) Partiality; bias
- (archaic) A letter, a written communication.
- (obsolete) Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
- (obsolete) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
- A surname.
verb
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- To use more often.
- To encourage, conduce to
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- To treat with care.
- (in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
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Examples of "favor" in Sentences
- The beggars returned the favor.
- The airline favors the tourists.
- The winter is the most favorable.
- The project is favorably evaluated.
- The climate of the area is favorable.
- The vote was in favor of consolidation.
- The result of the proposal was not favorable.
- Is it a policy or predisposition in favor of Jews
- It favored the establishment of an Islamic theocracy.
- Overall the reception to the title was not favorable.
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