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favor

fa·vor

UK/ˈfeɪ.və/ US/ˈfeɪ.vɚ/ common
verb (4) noun (5)

verb

1.

promote over another

  • “he favors his second daughter”
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2.

consider as the favorite

  • “The local team was favored”
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noun

1.

an act of gracious kindness

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2.

an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

  • “the outcome was in his favor”
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3.

an inclination to approve

  • “that style is in favor this season”
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4.
5.

souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

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Origin

From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.

Phrases

  • curry favor
  • every good boy deserves favor
  • fall out of favor
  • favor bank
  • grace and favor
  • in favor with
  • in favor → in favor of
  • in something's favor

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