favour

fa·vour  (fvr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of favor.

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favour or US favor

Noun

1. an approving attitude: the company looked with favour on his plan

2. an act done out of goodwill or generosity

3. bias at the expense of others: his fellow customs officers, showing no favour, demanded to see his luggage

4. in or out of favour regarded with approval or disapproval

5. in favour of

a. approving

b. to the benefit of

Verb

1. to prefer

2. to show bias towards (someone) at the expense of others: parents sometimes favour the youngest child in the family

3. to support or agree with (something): he favours the abolition of capital punishment [Latin favere to protect]

favoured or US
favored adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	favour - a feeling of favorable regard favor approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
	2.	favour - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" favor inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	3.	favour - an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" favor advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
	4.	favour - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party party favor, party favour, favor cracker bonbon, snapper, cracker - a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends keepsake, souvenir, relic, token - something of sentimental value
	5.	favour - an act of gracious kindness favor benignity, kindness - a kind act good turn, turn - a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"
Verb	1.	favour - treat gently or carefully favor spare, save - refrain from harming
	2.	favour - bestow a privilege upon privilege, favor countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
	3.	favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" favor, prefer elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" advantage - give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"
	4.	favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" favor consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

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favour U.S. favor

noun 1. approval, grace, esteem, goodwill, kindness, friendliness, commendation, partiality, approbation, kind regard << OPPOSITE disapproval

noun 2. favouritism, preference, bias, nepotism, preferential treatment, partisanship, jobs for the boys (informal) partiality, one-sidedness

noun 3. support, backing, aid, championship, promotion, assistance, patronage, espousal, good opinion

noun 4. good turn, service, benefit, courtesy, kindness, indulgence, boon, good deed, kind act, obligement Scot. (archaic) << OPPOSITE wrong

noun 5. memento, present, gift, token, souvenir, keepsake, love-token

verb 6. prefer, opt for, like better, incline towards, choose, pick, desire, select, elect, adopt, go for, fancy, single out, plump for, be partial to << OPPOSITE object to

verb 7. indulge, reward, spoil, esteem, side with, pamper, befriend, be partial to, smile upon, pull strings for (informal) have in your good books, treat with partiality, value

verb 8. support, like, back, choose, champion, encourage, approve, fancy, advocate, opt for, subscribe to, commend, stand up for, espouse, be in favour of, countenance, patronize << OPPOSITE oppose

verb 9. help, benefit, aid, advance, promote, assist, accommodate, facilitate, abet, succour, do a kindness to

verb 10. oblige, please, honour, accommodate, benefit >> in favour of for, backing, supporting, behind, pro, all for (informal) on the side of, right behind

Translations

favour, favor (US) [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → favor m (= approval); aprobación f

vt [+ proposition] → estar a favor de, aprobar [+ person etc]; preferir (= assist); favorecer;

to ask a favour of → pedir un favor a;

to do sb a favour → hacer un favor a algn;

to find favour with sb [person] → caerle bien a algn: (suggestion) → tener buena acogida por parte de algn;

in favour of → a favor de;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → ser partidario or estar a favor de algo/de hacer algo

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favour (US), favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → faveur f (= help); service m

vt [+ proposition] → être en faveur de [+ pupil etc]; favoriser [+ team, horse]; donner gagnant;

to do sb a favour → rendre un service à qn;

in favour of → en faveur de;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → être partisan de qch/de faire qch;

to find favour with sb → trouver grâce aux yeux de qn

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favour (US) favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n (approval) → Wohlwollen nt;

(help) → Gefallen m

vt → bevorzugen;

(be favourable for) → begünstigen;

to ask a favour of sb → jdn um einen Gefallen bitten;

to do sb a favour → jdm einen Gefallen tun;

to find favour with sb → bei jdm Anklang finden;

in favour of (biased) → zugunsten von;

(rejected) → zugunsten +gen;

to be in favour of sth → für etw sein;

to be in favour of doing sth → dafür sein, etw zu tun

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favour (US), favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → favore m

vt [+ proposition] → favorire, essere favorevole a [+ pupil etc]; favorire [+ team, horse]; dare per vincente;

to do sb a favour → fare un favore or una cortesia a qn;

in favour of → in favore di;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → essere favorevole a qc/a fare qc;

to find favour with sb [person] → entrare nelle buone grazie di qn; [suggestion] → avere l'approvazione di qn