favorite

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Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth English) favourite

Etymology

From Old French favorit or favori past participle of favorir (“to favor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfeɪ̯v.ɹɪt/, SAMPA: /"feI_^v.r\It/

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Adjective

favorite (comparative more favorite, superlative most favorite)

1. Preferred.

   That is my favorite flavor of ice cream, I'd eat it daily if I could.

Antonyms

• (preferred): least favorite, unfavorite

Translations

preferred

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact Arabic: مفضل (ar) (mufaDDal) Chinese: Mandarin: 最喜愛的 (cmn), 最喜爱的 (cmn) (zuì xǐ'ài de) Croatian: najdraži Czech: oblíbený (cs) m. Dutch: favoriet (nl), lievelings- (nl), geliefkoost (nl) Finnish: lempi- (fi), mieli- (fi) French: préféré (fr), favori (fr) German: Lieblings- (de), liebster (de)

Hungarian: kedvenc (hu) Italian: preferito (it), favorito (it) Japanese: お気に入りの (ja) (おきにいりの, o-ki-ni-iri-no), 最も好きな (ja) (もっともすきな, mottomo-suki-na) Norwegian: favoritt, yndlings Polish: ulubiony (pl) Portuguese: favorito (pt) m., favorita (pt) f., preferido (pt) Russian: любимый (ru) (ljubímyj), излюбленный (ru) (izljúblennyj) Spanish: favorito (es), preferido (es), predilecto (es) Swahili: kipenzi (sw) Swedish: favorit- (sv)

Noun

favorite (plural favorites)

1. Preferred one, one with special favor

   The teacher's favorite always went first.

2. Expected or most probable to win.

   He's the favorite, he'll probably be elected.

Synonyms

• (expected to win): top dog

Antonyms

• (preferred): unfavorite

Related terms

• favor
• favour
• favorable

Translations

Preferred one, one with special favor

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact Finnish: suosikki (fi), lellikki (fi) French: chouchou (fr)

Italian: favorito (it) m. Portuguese: preferido (pt) m., preferida (pt) f., favorito (pt) m., favorita (pt) f. Spanish: favorito (es) m. Swedish: favorit (sv) c.

Expected or most probable to win

Croatian: favorit (hr) Finnish: ennakkosuosikki (fi) French: favori (fr) German: Favorit (de)

Italian: favorito (it) m. Portuguese: favorito (pt) m., favorita (pt) f. Swedish: favorit (sv) c.

Verb

favorite (third-person singular simple present favorites, present participle favoriting, simple past and past participle favorited)

1. Alternative form of favor.
2. (Internet) To bookmark.
3. (Internet) To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Antonyms

• (add to a list of favorites): unfavorite

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Adverb

favorite

1. past adverbial passive participle of favori

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Adjective

favorite

1. feminine form of favori

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Italian

Adjective

favorite pl.

1. feminine form of favorito

Noun

favorite f.

1. Plural form of favorita.

Verb form

favorite

1. feminine plural past participle of favorire
2. second-person plural indicative present of favorire
3. second-person plural imperative of favorire

Anagrams

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