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- Dictionaryfavoured/ˈfeɪvəd/
adjective
- 1. preferred or recommended: "she was his favoured candidate"
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supported or preferred over anyone or anything else: He was reportedly the president's favoured candidate. The Arunras has been my favoured eatery in town for the last few years. given an advantage, in an unfair way: The country is still bad at educating its least favoured children. a favoured few Only a favoured few are admitted to the palace. See
to support or approve of something: Are you in favour of a ban on smoking? I'm not in favour of hitting children. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to say yes to a suggestion or idea. agree I suggested they seek legal counsel and they agreed. accept I have no choice but to accept the ruling of the court.
FAVORED definition: 1. US spelling of favoured 2. supported or preferred over anyone or anything else: 3. given an…. Learn more.
1. : having an appearance or features of a particular kind. hard-favored. 2. : endowed with special advantages or gifts. 3. : providing preferential treatment. favored rates of credit. Synonyms. beloved. cherished. darling. dear. fair-haired. favorite. fond. loved. pet. precious. special.
Definition of favoured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to treat one person, group or organization better than you treat others, especially in an unfair way. favour somebody/something The treaty seems to favour the US. My parents always favoured my older brother. He favoured some individuals at the expense of others.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of FAVOR is friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior. How to use favor in a sentence.
If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people. Unpaid internships are criticised for favouring children of the rich who can work for nothing. [ VERB noun ]
something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor. friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill: to win the favor of the king. Antonyms: malice, animosity. the state of being approved or held in regard: to be in favor at court; styles that are now in favor.
1. preferred, special, chosen, favourite, selected, recommended, pet, of choice, singled out, best-liked, fave (informal) The favoured candidate will emerge soon. 2. privileged, advantaged, lucky, blessed, elite, fortunate, jammy (Brit. slang) They think of us as favoured beings.
