English

Alternative spellings
italbrac|US favor

Etymology
Latin favor

Pronunciation
IPA: /�feɪv�
SAMPA: /<tt>feIv@</tt>/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪv�(r)|-eɪv�(r)

Hyphenation
:fa&middot;vour

Noun
en-noun CE

1. A piece of help.

#: I need a favour. Could you lend me 5 dollars til tomorrow, please?

Usage notes
We usually use to do someone a favour.
see also|Appendix:MakeDoTakeHave

Translations
trans-top|a piece of help
Chinese: �� (x�'ài)
French: faveur f
Greek: �ά�η f
German: Gefallen m
trans-mid
Italian: favore m
Japanese: 好� (���)
Slovene: usluga f
Spanish: favor
Korean: ��,�보 (doum, yang-bo)
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb CE

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." &mdash;Wikisource:Bible, English, King_James, Luke#Chapter 1|Luke 1:28, King James version, 1611

1. To do a favour (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward.

#*"Would you favour us with a poetry reading?"

Derived terms
favourable
favoured
favourite
favouritism

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• 2007-12-06 00:51 - Wenli - /* Derived terms */ rm unnecessary link

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