favor

Other spellings

• (UK) favour

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfeɪvɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfeɪvə/

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• Hyphenation: fa‧vor

Noun

Singular favor

Plural favors

1. Some help.

   Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?

Verb

Plain form favor

Third-person singular favors

Past tense favored

Past participle favored

Present participle favoring

1. When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.

Related words

• favorable
• favored
• favorite
• favoritism