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favourite
(ˈfeɪvərɪt; ˈfeɪvrɪt) orfavorite
adj
(prenominal) most liked; preferred above all others
n
1.
a. a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking
b. (as modifier): a favourite book.
2. (Horse Racing) sport a competitor thought likely to win
3. (Computer Science) (pl) computing a place on certain browsers that allows internet users to list the addresses of websites they find and like with a click of the mouse so that they can revisit them merely by opening the list and clicking on the address
4. play favourites to display favouritism
[C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre]
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favourite
Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most.
What is your favourite television programme?
Her favourite writer is Hans Christian Andersen.
Don't use 'most' with favourite. Don't say, for example, 'This is my most favourite book'. You say 'This is my favourite book'.
The American spelling of 'favourite' is favorite.
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Noun | 1. | favourite - a competitor thought likely to win challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" |
2. | ![]() lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student | |
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Adj. | 1. | favourite - appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" |
2. | ![]() loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years" |
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favourite
adjective
noun
1. darling, pet, preference, blue-eyed boy (informal), pick, choice, dear, beloved, idol, fave (informal), teacher's pet, the apple of your eye He was a favourite of the King.
2. front runner The favourite is expected to be the local horse.
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Translations
مُفَضَّلالمُفَضَّل
favoritnejoblíbenějšíoblíbený
favorityndlings-favorit-
lempi-suosikki
favoritomiljen
uppáhalduppáhalds-
お気に入り大好きな
좋아하는좋아하는 것
favoritfavorit-
คนหรือสิ่งของที่ชอบเป็นพิเศษที่ชอบที่สุด
người/vật yêu thíchưa thích
favourite
favorite (US) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]B. N
C. CPD favourite son N (US) (Pol) → hijo m predilecto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
favourite
[ˈfeɪvrɪt] (British) favorite (US)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
favourite
, (US) favoriten
(= person) → Liebling m; (Hist, pej) → Günstling m; he is a universal favourite → er ist allgemein beliebt; which of her children is her favourite? → welches Kind mag sie am liebsten or ist ihr Liebling?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
favourite
favorite (Am) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]1. adj → favorito/a, preferito/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
favour
(American) favor (ˈfeivə) noun1. a kind action. Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?
2. kindness or approval. She looked on him with great favour.
3. preference or too much kindness. By doing that he showed favour to the other side.
4. a state of being approved of. He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.
verb to support or show preference for. Which side do you favour?
ˈfavourable adjective , (American) favorable 1. showing approval. Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?
2. helpful or advantageous. a favourable wind.
ˈfavourably , (American) favorably adverbˈfavourite (-rit) , (American) favorite adjective
best-liked; preferred. his favourite city.
noun a person or thing that one likes best. Of all her paintings that is my favourite.
ˈfavouritism (-ri-) , (American) favoritism noun preferring or supporting one person etc more than another. I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone!
in favour of in support of. I am in favour of higher pay.
in one's favour to one's benefit or advantage. The wind was in our favour.
favour, noun, ends in -our.
The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-.
The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-.
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favourite
→ مُفَضَّل favorit, nejoblíbenější favorit, yndlings- Liebling, Lieblings- αγαπημένος, φαβορί favorito lempi-, suosikki préféré favorit, omiljen preferito お気に入り, 大好きな 좋아하는, 좋아하는 것 favoriet favoritt, favoritt- ulubieniec, ulubiony favorito излюбленный, любимец favorit, favorit- คนหรือสิ่งของที่ชอบเป็นพิเศษ, ที่ชอบที่สุด gözde người/vật yêu thích, ưa thích 最喜爱的东西, 特别喜爱的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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