Favour

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Alternative forms 1.3 Pronunciation 1.3.1 Hyphenation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 Derived terms

English

Etymology

Latin favor

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfeɪvə
• SAMPA: /feIv@/

Hyphenation

fa·vour

Noun

Favour (plural Favours)

1. A piece of help.

Translations

a piece of help

Chinese: 喜爱 (xǐ'ài) French: faveur f. Greek: εύνοια f.

Italian: favore m. Japanese: 好意 (こうい) Slovene: usluga f Spanish: favor

Verb

to favour (favoured, favouring)

1. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
   • Most Favoured Nation status
   • "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —Luke 1:28, King James version, 1611
2. To do a favour (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward.
   • "Would you favour us with a poetry reading?"

Derived terms

• favourable
• favoured
• -favoured
• favourite
• favouritism

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