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" I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour."
Andre Agassi

Meaning of "favour" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAVOUR

From Latin, from favēre to protect.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FAVOUR

ˈfeɪvə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAVOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Favour is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb favour in English.

WHAT DOES FAVOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Favor

Favor, Favour, or Favors, may refer to: ▪ Party favor, a small gift given to the guests at a party or wedding reception...

Definition of favour in the English dictionary

The first definition of favour in the dictionary is an approving attitude; good will. Other definition of favour is an act performed out of good will, generosity, or mercy. Favour is also prejudice and partiality; favouritism.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAVOUR

PRESENT

Present
I favour
you favour
he/she/it favours
we favour
you favour
they favour
Present continuous
I am favouring
you are favouring
he/she/it is favouring
we are favouring
you are favouring
they are favouring
Present perfect
I have favoured
you have favoured
he/she/it has favoured
we have favoured
you have favoured
they have favoured
Present perfect continuous
I have been favouring
you have been favouring
he/she/it has been favouring
we have been favouring
you have been favouring
they have been favouring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I favoured
you favoured
he/she/it favoured
we favoured
you favoured
they favoured
Past continuous
I was favouring
you were favouring
he/she/it was favouring
we were favouring
you were favouring
they were favouring
Past perfect
I had favoured
you had favoured
he/she/it had favoured
we had favoured
you had favoured
they had favoured
Past perfect continuous
I had been favouring
you had been favouring
he/she/it had been favouring
we had been favouring
you had been favouring
they had been favouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will favour
you will favour
he/she/it will favour
we will favour
you will favour
they will favour
Future continuous
I will be favouring
you will be favouring
he/she/it will be favouring
we will be favouring
you will be favouring
they will be favouring
Future perfect
I will have favoured
you will have favoured
he/she/it will have favoured
we will have favoured
you will have favoured
they will have favoured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been favouring
you will have been favouring
he/she/it will have been favouring
we will have been favouring
you will have been favouring
they will have been favouring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would favour
you would favour
he/she/it would favour
we would favour
you would favour
they would favour
Conditional continuous
I would be favouring
you would be favouring
he/she/it would be favouring
we would be favouring
you would be favouring
they would be favouring
Conditional perfect
I would have favour
you would have favour
he/she/it would have favour
we would have favour
you would have favour
they would have favour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been favouring
you would have been favouring
he/she/it would have been favouring
we would have been favouring
you would have been favouring
they would have been favouring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you favour
we let´s favour
you favour
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to favour
Past participle
favoured
Present Participle
favouring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAVOUR

cadaver · deva · disfavour · engraver · flavor · flavour · graver · haver · laver · overfavor · paver · quaver · raver · saver · savor · savour · shaver · slaver · waiver · waver

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAVOUR

favoredness · favorer · favoringly · favorite son · favorless · favors · favose · favourable · favourable pressure gradient · favourableness · favourably · favouredness · favourer · favouringly · favourite · favourites · favouritism · favourless · favours · favous

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAVOUR

amour · Cavour · colour · curry favour · devour · dyvour · endeavour · fervour · four · grace-and-favour · honour · hour · humour · our · perfervour · pour · retour · sense of humour · tour · your

Synonyms and antonyms of favour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAVOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «favour» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «favour» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FAVOUR

Find out the translation of favour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of favour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «favour» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

宠爱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

favor
570 millions of speakers
en

English

favour
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

एहसान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رِضاً
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

благосклонность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

favor
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আনুকূল্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

faveur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nikmat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Gefallen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

賛成
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

호의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự quý mến
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சாதகமாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनुग्रह
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

iyilik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

favore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przysługa
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

прихильність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

favoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εύνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

guns
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjänst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tjeneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of favour

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVOUR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of favour
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «favour».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about favour

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «FAVOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word favour.
1
Andre Agassi
I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favour.
2
Angela Ahrendts
I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision.
3
Edward St Aubyn
I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I'm in favour of starving him.
4
David Bailey
Being trendy is dangerous. I've never been trendy, which is why I've never really fallen out of favour.
5
Dave Bautista
Just getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it.
6
Alan Bennett
I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.
7
Lionel Blue
For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.
8
David Blunkett
I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police.
9
John Bright
With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.
10
Rocco Buttiglione
John Paul II, above all, managed to contain the huge mass of frustration, of hate that had accumulated in that region, in favour of a peaceful transition. This was, without doubt, something that changed European history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAVOUR»

Discover the use of favour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to favour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Favour of Circumcision
Gives direct answers to long-held questions about the controversial operation: circumcision.
Brian Morris, 1999
2
Seven Keys to Unlock Your Favour in Time of Crisis: n
Since them I have brought many to the knowledge of God and 2006 the Lord ask me to write this book.
Phyllis Evangelist, 2012
3
No Fear Or Favour
'If everyone had a perfectly clear conscience, the blackmailer would have no chance'.
Henry Cecil, 2000
4
A Favour Off the Dead
A great dramatic, unusual, true story of a man's fight against running away from people. When all else failed he turned to the dead - and not in vain!!
Eugene Tuohy, 2004
5
European and Turkish Voices in Favour and Against Turkish ...
In 2005 the European Commission and the Turkish government started their investigation of the adaptation of Turkish legislation to European law.
Christiane Timmerman, Dirk Rochtus, Sara Mels, 2008
6
Without Fear of Favour: An Autobiography
An autobiography of an Indian police officer and former director of Central Bureau of Investigation.
Joginder Singh, 1998
7
BR Disgrace And Favour
Jeremy Potter. public audience the same day that her son was the victim of murderers. A report of her words was carried post-haste to the King, who gave immediate orders for the body to be cut open to prove the accusation false and attempt ...
Jeremy Potter, 2011
8
The secret history of Colonel Hooke's negotiations in ...
... and searing also that the King only made these advances to excuse himself from doing any thing else in favour of that Prince, the Duke had judged it proper, in order to embarrass his Majesty (these are his very words) to demand, that the ...
Nathaniel Hooke, 1760
9
A Fair Field and No Favour: The Ashes 2005
Brilliantly conveying all the drama and excitement of the series of a lifetime, this book documents the extraordinary events of the 2005 Ashes series between England and Australia that kept cricket lovers in both countries spellbound.
Gideon Haigh, 2005
10
The Progressive Education Fallacy in Developing Countries: ...
This controversial book challenges half a century of conventional wisdom.
Gerard Guthrie, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAVOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term favour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Home advantage should work in Derry's favour
There is no divine logic here, both teams come with decent credentials with qualifier form in Wexford's favour. It's the journey north that seems ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Court rules in favour of asylum seeking children
Johannesburg - The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that foreign children who enter South Africa with a relative who qualifies as an asylum ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Poles in favour of medical marijuana
A survey has indicated that Poles are strongly in favour of permitting the use of marijuana for medical treatment, with some 68 percent backing ... «thenews.pl, Jul 15»
4
Liverpool transfer news: Raheem Sterling is doing the Reds a favour
'Sterling is doing #LFC a favour by staying away,' Beglin wrote on his official Twitter page. 'You don't want that kind of attitude anywhere near a ... «Metro, Jul 15»
5
Chauhan a simpleton, request him to do govt a favour and quit FTII …
New Delhi: Demanding that Gajendra Singh Chauhan should voluntarily quit as the head of the Film and TV institute of India (FTII), eminent ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
6
GPA favour Champions League model in proposals
Although the Gaelic Players Association emphasise that the blueprint for change in the GAA football championship, which has emerged online, ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
7
Hawks dump Langford, Richards out for Swans
It is the second time the midfielder has been out of favour at the Hawks after he spent two weeks at Box Hill before working his way back into ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Chelsea hero Drogba to reject Porto in favour of joining Gerrard and …
The Chelsea icon had offers to stay in Europe, notably with Porto, who require a replacement for Jackson Martinez, after leaving Stamford ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
Cape court rules in favour of the poor
A Western Cape High Court judgment that garnishee orders taken from the salaries of a group of Stellenbosch low income earners was ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Uproar as council votes in favour of same sex marriage
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC) has voted in favour of same sex marriage following a heated discussion at Wednesday night's ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
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