favourite

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Adjective

favourite (not comparable)

1. (UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa) Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)

   This is my second favourite occupation.

Translations

favorite — see favorite

Noun

favourite (plural favourites)

1. (UK, Canada) A person who enjoys special regard or favour.
2. (UK, Canada) A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
3. (UK, Canada) A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.

   You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.

Translations

person who enjoys special regard or favour

• Bulgarian: любимец (bg) (ljubimec) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寵兒 (cmn), 宠儿 (cmn) (chǒng'ér)

• Finnish: lellikki (fi)
• French: favori (fr)
• German: Liebling (de) m

• Japanese: お気に入り (ja) (おきにいり, okiniiri)
• Polish: ulubieniec (pl) m, ulubienica (pl) f
• Portuguese: favorito (pt)
• Russian: любимец (ru) (ljubímec) m, фаворит (ru) (favorít) m, фаворитка (ru) (favorítka) f, любимчик (ru) (ljubímčik) m
• Swahili: kipenzi (sw)
• Ukrainian: улюблений (uk) (uljublenyj) m

person who is preferred or trusted above all others

• Bulgarian: любимец (bg) (ljubimec)
• French: favori (fr)

• Portuguese: favorito (pt)
• Swahili: kipenzi (sw)

contestant or competitor thought most likely to win

• Bulgarian: фаворит (bg) (favorit) m
• French: favori (fr)
• Hungarian: favorit (hu)
• Polish: faworyt (pl) m

• Portuguese: favorito (pt)
• Russian: фаворит (ru) (favorít) m, фаворитка (ru) (favorítka) f
• Swahili: kipenzi (sw)

Verb

favourite (third-person singular simple present favourites, present participle favouriting, simple past and past participle favourited)

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