Meaning of favor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. Goodwill; benevolent regard.
   countable, uncountable
4. To resemble another in appearance: She and her father favor.
5. A small gift; a party favor.
   countable, uncountable
6. to support or show preference for. Which side do you favour? gunstig gesind wees teenoor, hou van يُؤَيِّد، يُفَضِّل، يَسْتَحْسِن предпочитам apoiar podporovat, klonit se bevorzugen støtte; foretrække υποστηρίζω, ευνοώapoyar, aprobar soosima طرفداری کردن kannattaa appuyer לִתמוֹך कृपा दृष्टि रखना odobravati, zagovarati támogat memihak halda upp á, styðja favorire, preferire 支持する 더 좋아하다 palaikyti atbalstīt; veicināt; labi ieredzēt; būt labvēlīgam memihak begunstigenstøtte, stille seg velvillig...
7. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
   countable, uncountable
8. gunstig, goedgesind بِعَين الرِّضا، مُسْتَحْسِنا، موافِقا благосклонно favoravelmente příznivě günstig hjælpsomt; velvilligt ευνοϊκά favorablemente soodsalt بطور موافق hyväksyvästi favorablement לְטוֹבַת अनुग्रहपूर्वक pogodno, povoljno kedvezően, előnyösen secara membantu á hagstæðan hátt, í hag favorevolmente 好意的に 유리하게 palankiai labvēlīgi; veicinoši; izdevīgi dengan menolong gunstigvelvillig, positivt, rosende korzystnie موفقه توګه favoravelmente (în mod) favorabil одобрительно priaznivo nak...
9. The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
   countable, uncountable
10. best-liked; preferred. his favourite city. gunsteling, geliefkoosde مُفَضَّل любим favorito oblíbený Lieblings-... favorit-; yndlings- αγαπημένος, ευνοούμενοςfavorito, preferido lemmik- محبوب lempi- favori אָהוּב בְּיוֹתֶר प्रिय, पसंदीदा omiljen, najdraži kedvenc paling disukai, favorit uppáhalds- preferito 気に入りの 가장 좋아하는 mėgstamiausias, mylimiausias iemīļots kesukaan lievelings-yndlings-, favoritt-, liv-ulubiony غوره، انخابى، په زړه پورې، دخوښى favorito/preferido favorit любимый obľúbený najl...
11. Appearance; look; countenance; face.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
12. a person or thing that one likes best. Of all her paintings that is my favourite. gunsteling المُفَضَّل фаворит favorito oblíbený der Liebling favorit ευνοούμενοςfavorito, preferido soosik, lemmik مورد پسند suosikki préféré/-ée מועדף प्रिय व्यक्ति ljubimac, favorit kedvenc kesayangan uppáhald preferito お気に入り 마음에 드는 사람(물건) mėgstamiausias daiktas, mylimiausias žmogus favorīts; mīlulis; mīļākais priekšmets kesayangan favorietyndling, favoritt ulubiona osoba, rzecz دخوښى favorito preferat любимец...
13. Partiality; bias
    countable, uncountable
14. preferring or supporting one person etc more than another. I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone! voortrekkery, begunstiging, partydigheid مُحاباه، مُحْسوبِيَّه протежиране favoritismo protekcionářství, zvýhodňování die Begünstigung favorisering; forfordeling μεροληψίαfavoritismo favoritism جانبداری favoritismi favoritisme הַפלָיָה לְטוֹבָה पक्षपात favoriziranje, protekcionaštvo kivételezés sikap pilih kasih hlutdrægni, hygli favoritismo 偏愛 편애 šališkumas, favoritizmas favor...
    etc
15. A letter, a written communication.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
16. in support of. I am in favour of higher pay. ten gunste van مُؤَيِّد لِ، معَ подкрепям a favor de nakloněn, pro zu Gunsten for; tilhænger af υπέρa favor de (kellegi, millegi) poolt موافق؛ حامی puoltaa en faveur deבעד के पक्ष में podupirati, zalagati se za vki javára mendukung vera hlynntur in favore di* ～を支持して 지지하여 už būt par menyokong vóórtilhenger av, forza موافق a favor de în favoarea в защиту, за byť za ugoden za [vara] för [ngt] สนับสนุนให้เป็นต่อ destekleyen, ...taraftarı 支持 за (кого); ...
17. A resemblance, likeness.
    Northern-England, archaic, countable, uncountable
18. to one's benefit or advantage. The wind was in our favour. ten gunste van, in/ tot iemand se voordeel لِصالِح، لِفائِدَة в нечия полза a favor de ve prospěch, příznivý (někomu) zu Gunsten til ens fordel υπέρ, ευνοϊκός, με το μέρος ή για το συμφέρον κπ. a favor de alguien (kellelegi) kasuks, (kellelegi) soodus به نفع کسی jnk hyväksi pour לְטוֹבַת किसी के लाभ में u korist, u prilog vki érdekében membantu vera manni í hag a favore di ～に好都合に ...에게 유리하게 kieno nors naudai kādam par labu menguntungk...
19. Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
20. A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted: do someone a favor.
21. A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
    countable, historical, uncountable
22. Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support: won the favor of the monarch; looked with favor on the plan.

Equivalents

Examples

“He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.”

“She enjoyed the queen's favor.”

“to fall out of favor”

“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady.[…]She looked around expectantly, and recognizing Mrs. Cooke's maid[…]Miss Thorn greeted her with a smile which greatly prepossessed us in her favor.”

“Samara: She confuses her victims, twists their feelings. They will do anything for her favor.”

“wedding favor”

“At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.”

“A marriage favour is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.”

“Here, Fluellen; wear thou this favour for me and stick it in thy cap: when Alencon and myself were down together, I plucked this glove from his helm […]”

“The rain drove into the bride and bridegroom's faces as they passed to the chariot. The postilions' favours draggled on their dripping jackets.”

“I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence.”

“All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, / His chief delight and favour.”

“This boy is fair, of female favour.”

“I will now take some notice of your last favour; but being so far behind-hand with you, must be brief.”

“James probably saw the family treasures, which included a little pair of gloves embroidered with pearls and the device of a lion, a lady's favour, said to have been taken from Harry Hotspur before the battle of Otterburn in 1388.”

“The bride favors, or true love knots, ancient symbols of love, faith, and friendship, pointing out the indisssoluble tie of affection and duty, did not, as might be supposed, take their name of true love knots from the words "true" and "love,", but from the Danish verb "Trulofa," that is, "I plight my troth of faith." These knots were formerly distributed in great abundance; were worn in the hats by gentlemen, and consisted of variously colored ribbons, which were chosen by the bride and her maids, sometimes after long and serious discussions.”

“Of all the new war cotillion favors yet devised there is hardly anything more novel than these. Aigrettes that are bunches of ribbons, red, white and blue, designed to be pinned in the hair at once, make up another favor.”

“Since the good news young folk—and old, too, for that matter—bedeck themselves with favors. Charms hand pendent from the watch chain, from neck pins.”

“We can and should borrow choice items, such as bell pads, favors and flowered hats , which can easily be adapted […]”

“[…] honor was bestowed upon the latter because he was the proud possessor of luxurious blond hair and had the most beautiful single curl tied with a ribbon. The lovelock was thereafter called a cadcnettc and the ribbon bowknots, favors.”

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