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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
favor
1. an act of gracious kindness (Freq. 12) • Syn: favour • Derivationally related forms: favour (for: favour) • Hypernyms: kindness, benignity • Hyponyms: turn, good turn 2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something (Freq. 5) - the outcome was in his favor • Syn: favour • Hypernyms: advantage, vantage 3. an inclination to approve (Freq. 1) - that style is in favor this season • Syn: favour • Hypernyms: inclination, disposition, tendency 4. a feeling of favorable regard • Syn: favour • Derivationally related forms: favour (for: favour) • Hypernyms: approval 5. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party • Syn: party favor, party favour, favour • Hypernyms: keepsake, souvenir, token, relic • Hyponyms: cracker, snapper, cracker bonbon
1. promote over another (Freq. 17) - he favors his second daughter • Syn: prefer, favour • Derivationally related forms: favour (for: favour), preferment (for: prefer) • Hypernyms: promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate • Hyponyms: advantage • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Sam cannot favor Sue - The chefs favor the vegetables 2. consider as the favorite (Freq. 7) - The local team was favored • Syn: favour • Hypernyms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 3. treat gently or carefully (Freq. 1) • Syn: favour • Derivationally related forms: favour (for: favour) • Hypernyms: spare, save • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Sam cannot favor Sue 4. bestow a privilege upon (Freq. 1) • Syn: privilege, favour • Derivationally related forms: favour (for: favour), privilege (for: privilege) • Hypernyms: permit, allow, let, countenance • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - They favor him to write the letter
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