Meaning

11 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

    He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.

    Gefallen, Gefälligkeit, Dienst

    услу́гаuslúga, одолже́ниеodolžénije, любе́зностьljubéznostʹ

    послу́гаposlúha

  2. (countable, uncountable)Goodwill; benevolent regard.

    She enjoyed the queen's favor.

    to fall out of favor

    Gunst, Gnade, Huld

    расположе́ниеraspoložénije, благоскло́нностьblagosklónnostʹ, фаво́рfavór

    прихи́льністьpryxýlʹnistʹ

    a feeling of favorable regard

  3. (countable, uncountable)A small gift; a party favor.

    wedding favor

    At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.

    Aufmerksamkeit

    souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

  4. (countable, uncountable)Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The object of regard; person or thing favoured.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Partiality; bias

  7. (countable, historical, uncountable)A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Appearance; look; countenance; face.

  9. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A letter, a written communication.

  10. (Northern England, archaic, countable, uncountable)A resemblance, likeness.

  11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.

Examples

640 sentences

  1. Would you do me a favor?

    Чи не зробите мені послугу?

    ruМожно вас кое о чём попросить?

    deKönnten Sie mir bitte einen Gefallen tun?

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  2. Will you do me a favor?

    Чи не зробите мені послугу?

    ruОкажешь мне услугу?

    deTust du mir einen Gefallen?

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  3. Could you do me a favor?

    Ти не міг би зробити мені одну послугу?

    ruНе могли бы Вы оказать мне услугу?

    deKönntest du mir bitte einen Gefallen tun?

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  4. The statistics are in our favor.

    Статистика на нашу користь.

    ruСтатистика говорит в нашу пользу.

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  5. I asked Tom for a favor.

    Я попросив Тома про послугу.

    ruЯ попросил Тома об услуге.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
kind or helpful deed:
goodwill; benevolent regard:
Русский
By meaning 2
kind or helpful deed:
goodwill; benevolent regard:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
kind or helpful deed:
goodwill; benevolent regard:
small gift:

Origin

From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old Fren

From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.

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Forms

plural: favors

Synonyms

8 synonyms
serviceB1aidB1helpA2tokenlending a hand
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
discriminationB1disfavorunfavorharmB2sabotage

Word family

6 related words
DerivedfavoriteA1curry favorfavor bankparty favorunfavormisfavor

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in favor of
  • a big favor
  • a favor and
  • big favor
  • ask a favor
  • for a favor
  • are in favor
  • favor to ask
  • a favor of
  • needed a favor
  • favor of the
  • return the favor

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
faultyB2faunafauxfavafavorablyC1favourA2favourableB1
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