afavorir

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ favor +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.fə.βuˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.fə.vuˈɾi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fa.voˈɾiɾ]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

afavorir (first-person singular present afavoreixo, first-person singular preterite afavorí, past participle afavorit)

1. (transitive) to favour (treat favourably)

   Synonyms: emparar, ajudar, defensar, protegir, beneficiar

   La fortuna afavoreix els valents. ― Fortune favours the bold.

2. (transitive) to favoritize (show preference to)

   Synonyms: favorejar, preferir

3. (transitive) to flatter, to become (portray to one's advantage)

   El color vermell no t'afavoreix. ― The colour red doesn't become you.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afavorir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			afavorir
gerund			afavorint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		afavorit		afavorida
		plural		afavorits		afavorides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	afavoreixo	afavoreixes	afavoreix	afavorim	afavoriu	afavoreixen
	imperfect	afavoria	afavories	afavoria	afavoríem	afavoríeu	afavorien
	future	afavoriré	afavoriràs	afavorirà	afavorirem	afavorireu	afavoriran
	preterite	afavorí	afavorires	afavorí	afavorírem	afavoríreu	afavoriren
	conditional	afavoriria	afavoriries	afavoriria	afavoriríem	afavoriríeu	afavoririen
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	afavoreixi	afavoreixis	afavoreixi	afavorim	afavoriu	afavoreixin
	imperfect	afavorís	afavorissis	afavorís	afavoríssim	afavoríssiu	afavorissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	afavoreix	afavoreixi	afavorim	afavoriu	afavoreixin
	negative (no)	—	no afavoreixis	no afavoreixi	no afavorim	no afavoriu	no afavoreixin

Derived terms

• afavoridor
• afavoriment
• afavorit

Further reading

• “afavorir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

Occitan

Etymology

a- +‎ favor +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

afavorir

1. (Provençal) to favor