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Don't kid yourself that anyone in the Premier League is going to do you any favours.
Tony Fernandes

Meaning of "favours" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAVOURS

favours  [ˈfeɪvəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAVOURS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Favours is 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.

WHAT DOES FAVOURS 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 favours in the English dictionary

The definition of favours in the dictionary is sexual intimacy, as when consented to by a woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAVOURS


cleavers
ˈkliːvəz
divers
ˈdaɪvəz
estovers
ɛˈstəʊvəz
favors
ˈfeɪvəz
leftovers
ˈlɛftəʊvəz
manoeuvres
məˈnuːvəz
Pitt-Rivers
ˈpɪtˈrɪvəz
Rivers
ˈrɪvəz
shivers
ˈʃɪvəz
sidelevers
ˈsaɪdˌliːvəz
vivres
ˈvaɪvəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAVOURS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAVOURS

after-hours
business hours
colours
concours
contours
do the honours
honours
hours
it never rains but it pours
of ours
of yours
office hours
opening hours
ours
Respectfully yours
the small hours
Tours
twenty-four hours
velours
yours

Synonyms and antonyms of favours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAVOURS»

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

Translation of «favours» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAVOURS

Find out the translation of favours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of favours from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «favours» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

好处
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

favores
570 millions of speakers

English

favours
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एहसान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفضل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

способствует
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

favores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিতেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faveurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nikmat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefälligkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nikmat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưu đãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உதவிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुकूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

favori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przysług
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сприяє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

favoruri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gunste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

favörer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

favoriserer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of favours

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVOURS»

The term «favours» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAVOURS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «favours» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «favours» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «FAVOURS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word favours.
1
Hans Urs von Balthasar
It is, finally, a word is untimely in three different senses, and bearing it as one's treasure will not win one anyone's favours; one rather risks finding oneself outside everyone's camp... Beauty is the word that shall be our first.
2
William Bartram
On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.
3
Heywood Broun
Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.
4
Emily Browning
There have been a few times when I've read a script and it's really cool but the girl character's just kind of pathetic. It's not going to do me any favours just being 'the girl' in a cool movie.
5
Susan Cain
In a way, education by its nature favours the extrovert because you are taking kids and putting them into a big classroom, which is automatically going to be a high-stimulation environment. Probably the best way of teaching in general is one on one, but that's not something everyone can afford.
6
Jason Calacanis
The down market favours the small two-, three-, four-person company, not the huge company with 100 people losing half a million dollars a month.
7
Sloane Crosley
Ah, the power of two. There's nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons?
8
Jacques Delors
Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.
9
Tony Fernandes
Don't kid yourself that anyone in the Premier League is going to do you any favours.
10
Noreena Hertz
Rather than empowering all, consumer and shareholder activism gives greatest voice to those with the most money in their pockets, those who can switch from seller to seller with relative ease. Consumer and shareholder activism is a form of protest that favours the middle classes, an outpouring of the dissatisfaction of the bourgeoisie.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAVOURS»

Discover the use of favours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to favours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Russia's Economy of Favours: Blat, Networking and Informal ...
The book shows that the nature of the economic and political changes in contemporary Russia cannot be properly understood without attention to the powerful legacy of the blat economy.
Alena V. Ledeneva, 1998
2
Fortune Favours the Brave: Tales of Courage and Tenacity in ...
Daring actions featured in the book include the intrepid assault on the Fortress of Louisbourg and the cat-and-mouse struggle between Canadian partisans and Rogers's Rangers in the Seven Years' War in the 1750s; the seesaw battle for the ...
Colonel Bernd Horn, 2009
3
Favours: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
4
Heaven Promises No Favours
'Heaven Promises No Favours' continues in this, the second part of Peta Knight's sweeping tale of love, life and loss, as Gregoire deals with the devastating consequences of the Nicole's accident.
Peta Knight, 2012
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Niche: Why the Market No Longer Favours the Mainstream
Fascinating and thought-provoking, Niche is a superb examination of how innovation and profitability are moving to a series of tightly defined but globally scattered niches, bound together by the reach of the net.
James Harkin, 2012
6
An Abridgement of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland: ...
329 1330 380 Squire in Aucbinbowie against David Mooreheid of Tickitsheucb, Vol. vii. p. 329 Act and Decreit in favours of Margaret and Jonnet Howieson against James Gray of Lowriestoun, Act in favours of the parichoners of Lib- bertoun, .
William Alexander, 1841
7
Favours - Webster's Specialty Crossword Puzzles, Volume 1: ...
The clues in this book are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.
Inc Icon Group International, 2010
8
Fortune Favours the Brave: The Battles of the Hook Korea 1952-53
The Battles of the Hook Korea 1952-53 A J Barker. FO RTU N E FAVOU RS THE B_RAVE~3-a= r THE BATTLE OF THE HOOK 1' KOREA 1952-53 .1! ., FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE. Cover.
A J Barker, 2001
9
Party Favours: A Novel
Is the truth stranger than fiction? A scandalous tale of political skulduggery Just when you thought it was safe to trust politicians again comes this entertaining new novel of hijinks in very high places.
Jean Doe, 1997
10
A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare
405 ; The favours of these men, vi. 161. favour, generally meant " a love-token" (" A favour worn, munus- culum amoris indicium." Coles's Lat. and Engl. Diet.), consisting of a glove to be worn in the hat, a scarf, &c. : but, as Steevens remarks,  ...
Alexander Dyce, 1880

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAVOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term favours is used in the context of the following news items.
1
GPA favours 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»
2
Adidas chief Herbert Hainer favours Michel Platini as the best choice …
The chief executive of Adidas, a major FIFA sponsor, says he thinks UEFA President Michel Platini would be the best choice of successor to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Fortune favours Bayswater as lucky numbers keep coming up
FORTUNE appears to be smiling on Bayswater and Bayswater North this year — the Melbourne suburbs have been revealed by Tattslotto as ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
4
Ex-DGMO favours Army surgical operation in PoK
Even as India and Pakistan today agreed to resume talks on military level, Lt General Vinod Bhatia, who headed the last round of the Director ... «Web India, Jul 15»
5
Former APJ Abdul Kalam favours abolition of death penalty
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has supported abolition of the death penalty, saying that as President he felt pain in deciding mercy ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Free Speech Stands To Lose, As State Favours Criminal Defamation …
On Wednesday, the government argued in favour of the criminal defamation law in the Supreme Court. “Here you can file a civil suit and it will ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
7
Congress panel favours creation of Greater Bengaluru Authority
Bengaluru, Jul 9: An 11-member committee high level panel constituted by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has recommended ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
8
Arsenal, Chelsea target Mario Gotze favours London move
Chelsea and Arsenal are being linked with the World Cup winner, along with Manchester United, after his agent hit out at Bayern coach Pep ... «Tribal Football, Jul 15»
9
Fifa scandal: World Cup chief asked for favours from Qatar
The Fifa official in charge of assessing the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids requested “personal favours” from Qatar days after embarking on an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Fortune favours bold Root
Cardiff - Joe Root's stellar run of form since being dropped for the final Test of England's 2013/14 rout in Australia continued with a fine hundred ... «Sport24, Jul 15»

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