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adjective
- 1. preferred or recommended: "she was his favoured candidate"
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FAVOURED definition: 1. supported or preferred over anyone or anything else: 2. given an advantage, in an unfair way…. Learn more.
to support or approve of something: Are you in favour of a ban on smoking? I'm not in favour of hitting children. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to say yes to a suggestion or idea. agree I suggested they seek legal counsel and they agreed. accept I have no choice but to accept the ruling of the court.
supported or preferred over anyone or anything else: He was reportedly the president's favored candidate. The Arunras has been my favored eatery in town for the last few years. given an advantage, in an unfair way: The country is still bad at educating its least favored children. a favored few Only a favored few are admitted to the palace.
Definition of favoured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : having an appearance or features of a particular kind. hard-favored. 2. : endowed with special advantages or gifts. 3. : providing preferential treatment. favored rates of credit. Synonyms. beloved. cherished. darling. dear. fair-haired. favorite. fond. loved. pet. precious. special.
1. a (1) : friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior. a politician attempting to keep the favor of the voters. (2) : approving consideration or attention : approbation. looked with favor on the enterprise. b. : partiality. The students naturally showed favor toward their own team. c. archaic : leniency. d. archaic : permission.
1. uncountable noun. If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. Will the show still find favour with a modern audience? No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule. He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups. 2. countable noun.
The meaning of FAVOUR is chiefly British spelling of favor.
to treat one person, group or organization better than you treat others, especially in an unfair way. favour somebody/something The treaty seems to favour the US. My parents always favoured my older brother. He favoured some individuals at the expense of others.
Favor definition: something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act. See examples of FAVOR used in a sentence.
