favour

favour

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of favour in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fa‧vour

Noun

favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)

  1. British standard spelling of favor.

Translations

Verb

favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)

  1. British standard spelling of favor.

Usage notes

  • Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling.

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • faver, favor, favoure, ffavour, fovour

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman favour, favur, from Latin favor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːˈvuːr/, /ˈfaːvur/

Noun

favour (uncountable)

  1. goodwill, benevolent regard
  2. assistance, support, aid
  3. attractiveness, beauty
  4. partiality, prejudice
  5. (rare) forgiveness, lenience

Related terms

  • favourable
  • favourere
  • favouren

Descendants

  • English: favor, favour
  • Welsh: ffafr

References

  • “fāvǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

favour oblique singularf (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)

  1. Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor

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