favour
1. an act of gracious kindness • Syn: favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor) • Hypernyms: kindness, benignity • Hyponyms: turn, good turn 2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something - the outcome was in his favor • Syn: favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor) • Hypernyms: advantage, vantage 3. an inclination to approve - that style is in favor this season • Syn: favor • Hypernyms: inclination, disposition, tendency 4. a feeling of favorable regard • Syn: favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor) • Hypernyms: approval 5. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party • Syn: party favor, party favour, favor • Hypernyms: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic • Hyponyms: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon
1. promote over another - he favors his second daughter • Syn: prefer, favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor), preferment (for: prefer) • Hypernyms: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate • Hyponyms: advantage • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Sam cannot favour Sue - The chefs favour the vegetables 2. consider as the favorite - The local team was favored • Syn: favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor) • Hypernyms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 3. treat gently or carefully • Syn: favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor) • Hypernyms: spare, save • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 4. bestow a privilege upon • Syn: privilege, favor • Derivationally related forms: favor (for: favor), privilege (for: privilege) • Hypernyms: permit, allow, let, countenance • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - They favour him to write the letter
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