favour
British standard spelling of favorBritish standard spelling of favor.
» I have a favour to ask of you.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)British standard spelling of favor.
I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?
Can you do me a favour and drop these letters in the post box?
- an act of gracious kindness
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- an inclination to approve
- a feeling of favorable regard
Examples
162 sentencesI have a favour to ask of you.
Would you do me a favour?
deKönnten Sie mir bitte einen Gefallen tun? — MUIRIEL
Can you do me a favour?
ruМожно вас кое о чём попросить? — nami
deKönnen Sie mir einen Gefallen tun? — MUIRIEL
Tom had a favour to ask me.
ruУ Тома была ко мне просьба. — marafon
deTom hatte an mich eine Bitte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I won't favour anybody.
deIch werde niemanden bevorzugen. — Naina
Forms
plural: favoursSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Make or do — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.