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English noun: favor | |||
| 1. | favor (act) an act of gracious kindness | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | benignity, kindness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | good turn, turn | ||
| 2. | favor (attribute) an advantage to the benefit of someone or something | ||
| Samples | The outcome was in his favor. | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advantage, vantage | ||
| 3. | favor (cognition) an inclination to approve | ||
| Samples | That style is in favor this season. | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| 4. | favor (feeling) a feeling of favorable regard | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approval | ||
| 5. | favor (artifact) souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | ||
| Synonyms | favour, party favor, party favour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | keepsake, relic, souvenir, token | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cracker, cracker bonbon, snapper | ||
English verb: favor | |||
| 1. | favor (social) promote over another | ||
| Samples | He favors his second daughter. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot favor Sue , The chefs favor the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | favour, prefer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advantage | ||
| 2. | favor (cognition) consider as the favorite | ||
| Samples | The local team was favored. | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
| 3. | favor (social) treat gently or carefully | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot favor Sue | ||
| Synonyms | favour | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | save, spare | ||
| 4. | favor (social) bestow a privilege upon | ||
| Examples | They favor him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | favour, privilege | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
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