favour
1. an act of gracious kindness
• Syn:
favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor)
• Hypernyms:
kindness, benignity
• Hyponyms:
turn, good turn
2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- the outcome was in his favor
• Syn:
favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor)
• Hypernyms:
advantage, vantage
3. an inclination to approve
- that style is in favor this season
• Syn:
favor
• Hypernyms:
inclination, disposition, tendency
4. a feeling of favorable regard
• Syn:
favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor)
• Hypernyms:
approval
5. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
• Syn:
party favor, party favour, favor
• Hypernyms:
keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
• Hyponyms:
cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon
1. promote over another
- he favors his second daughter
• Syn:
prefer, favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor), preferment (for: prefer)
• Hypernyms:
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
• Hyponyms:
advantage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot favour Sue
- The chefs favour the vegetables
2. consider as the favorite
- The local team was favored
• Syn:
favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor)
• Hypernyms:
see, consider, reckon, view, regard
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. treat gently or carefully
• Syn:
favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor)
• Hypernyms:
spare, save
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. bestow a privilege upon
• Syn:
privilege, favor
• Derivationally related forms:
favor (for: favor), privilege (for: privilege)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They favour him to write the letter
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