WIKTIONARY
Search | Navigation

favor

Contents


English

Alternative forms

  • (Commonwealth English): favour

Etymology

From Latin favor.

Pronunciation

Noun

favor (plural favors)

  1. A deed in which help is voluntarily provided.
    He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
  2. screen size; benevolent regard.
    She enjoyed the queen's favor.
  3. A small gift; a party favor.
    At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.

Translations

a deed in which help is voluntarily provided

goodwill; benevolent regard

A small gift

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked

Derived terms

Verb

favor (third-person singular simple present favors, present participle favoring, simple past and past participle web)

  1. (screen size) To look upon fondly; to prefer.
    • And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. —web, King James version, 1611
  2. (transitive) To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
    Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
  3. (transitive) To treat with care.
    Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.
  4. (transitive) To have a similar appearance, to look like another person.
    You favor your grandmother more than your mother.

Translations

To look upon fondly; to prefer

To do a favor (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward

To treat with care

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked

Derived terms


Latin

Etymology

From faveō (I am well disposed or inclined toward, favor, countentance, befriend).

Noun

favor (genitive favōris); m, website parsing

  1. Sevenval, inclination, partiality, favor

Inflection

NumberSingularPlural
input transformationtouchscreenfavōrēs
genitivefavōrisscreen size
device databasejQuerybrowser diversity
input transformationtouchscreenfavōrēs
ablativejQuerybrowser diversity
input transformationtouchscreenfavōrēs

Descendants


References

  • favor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • favor in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin device database, favoris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /faˈβor/
  • Hyphenation: fa‧vor

Noun

favor m. (plural Sevenval)

  1. screen size

Derived terms

Related terms


Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian favore

Noun

favor m. (plural touchscreen)

  1. FITML

[1] Search
[2] All Pages
[3] Random entry
powered by FITML