İngilizce

favour

gb/fˈeɪvɚ/ us/fˈeɪvɚ/
A2 İngilizce
~ 2700
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim A2 action
1

Kind or helpful act

Something you do to help someone in a kind way, without wanting money.

Kullanım kalıbı: do [someone] a favour
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'favour' with 'flavour'; they are unrelated in meaning.
Eş anlamlılar
service (Slightly more formal; can also mean work done for payment.) | kindness (Focuses more on the quality of being kind than on the specific act.)
Zıt anlamlılar
disservice (An action that harms rather than helps someone.)
Eşdizimler
ask a favour |do a favour |return a favour |owe a favour
Konular
daily life |relationships |emotions |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • Could you do me a favour and pass the salt?
  • She asked her neighbour for a small favour.
  • Thanks for the favour; I really appreciate it.
  • I owe him a favour for helping me last week.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • Please do me a favour and open the window.
  • He asked me for a small favour.
  • I did her a favour yesterday.
  • She will return the favour soon.
İsim B1 state
2

Preference or special treatment

Liking or treating one person or thing better than others.

Kullanım kalıbı: in favour of [someone/something]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes think 'in favour of' means 'against'; it actually means choosing one thing instead of another.
Eş anlamlılar
preference (Neutral; simply indicates choice without necessarily implying unfairness.) | bias (Often negative; suggests unfair preference.)
Zıt anlamlılar
disfavour (The state of being disliked or having lost support.)
Eşdizimler
show favour |win favour |in favour of
Konular
relationships |society |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The judge was accused of showing favour to the defendant.
  • The proposal was rejected in favour of a cheaper option.
  • He quickly won the king's favour.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • She is in the teacher's favour.
  • They chose the red dress in favour of the blue one.
  • He won the boss's favour.
Fiil B2 action
3

Prefer or give advantage to

To like one person or thing more than another and treat them better.

Kullanım kalıbı: favour [someone/something] over [someone/something]
Eş anlamlılar
prefer (More neutral; does not always imply giving an advantage.) | prioritize (Focuses on deciding something is more important than others.)
Zıt anlamlılar
disfavour (To treat someone or something with less approval or support.)
Eşdizimler
tend to favour |favour heavily |favour strongly
Konular
relationships |society |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The policy seems to favour large businesses over small ones.
  • She favoured her left leg after the injury.
  • Parents should not favour one child over another.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • My teacher favours group work.
  • The rule favours rich people.
  • Do not favour one friend more than another.
İsim B1 entity
4

Small gift for guests

A little present given to people who come to a party or wedding.

Eş anlamlılar
souvenir (Often bought during travel; not necessarily given at events.) | keepsake (Something kept as a reminder, often sentimental.)
Eşdizimler
wedding favour |party favours
Konular
daily life |celebrations |arts_entertainment |relationships |daily_life
Örnekler
  • Each guest received a wedding favour at their table.
  • Party favours included small bags of candy.
  • They handed out colourful favours to the children.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • We got small favours at the wedding.
  • The party favours were toys.
  • They gave us chocolate as favours.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
favour
IPA
GB/fˈeɪvɚ/
US/fˈeɪvɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
fa - vour (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (fa)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: favour
  • Variant Spelling: favor
  • Plural: favour, favours
Verb
  • Base: favour
  • Variant Spelling: favor
  • 3rd Person Singular: favours
  • Present Participle: favouring
  • Past: favoured
Kelime ailesi
Forms
favor verb A2 favours noun favouring verb favoured verb
Core family
favourable adjective B1 favourably adverb B2 favourite noun A1
Related words
favouritism noun
Negative and opposite forms
unfavourable adjective unfavourably adverb
Öne çıkanlar
  • Spelling Variant: favor Verb
  • Spelling Variant: favor Noun
İfadeler

do someone a favour

1
/dˈu sˈʌmwˌʌn ə fˈeɪvɚ/
fixed phrase

Help someone without payment

To help someone by doing something for them without wanting money back.

Örnekler
  • Can you do me a favour and call my sister?
  • He did me a big favour by driving me to the airport.

find favour with someone

1
/fˈaɪnd fˈeɪvɚ wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase

Gain approval or support from someone

To make someone like you or approve of you.

Örnekler
  • His ideas found favour with the committee.
  • The plan found favour with local residents.

in favour of

1
/ˈɪn fˈeɪvɚ əv/
fixed phrase

Support or choose instead of another option

To support or choose one person, idea, or thing instead of another.

Örnekler
  • They voted in favour of the new law.
  • I am in favour of recycling programs.

return the favour

1
/ɹɪtˈɚn ðə fˈeɪvɚ/
fixed phrase

Repay someone's kindness with kindness

To do something nice for someone because they helped you before.

Örnekler
  • She helped me move, so I returned the favour by baking her a cake.
  • He promised to return the favour someday.

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