Favorite

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Alternative spellings

• (Commonwealth English) favourite

Etymology

From Old French favorit or favori past participle of favorir (“‘to favor’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfeɪ̯v.ɹɪt/, SAMPA: /"feI_^v.r\It/

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Adjective

Favorite (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Favorite

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Preferred.

   That is my favorite flavor of ice cream, I'd eat it daily if I could.

Antonyms

• (preferred): least favorite, unfavorite

Translations

preferred

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact Arabic: مفضل ar(ar) (mufaDDal) Chinese: Mandarin: 最喜愛的 cmn(cmn), 最喜爱的 cmn(cmn) (zuì xǐ'ài de) Croatian: najdraži Czech: oblíbený cs(cs) m. Dutch: favoriet nl(nl), lievelings- nl(nl), geliefkoost nl(nl) Finnish: lempi- fi(fi), mieli- fi(fi) French: préféré fr(fr), favori fr(fr) German: Lieblings- de(de), liebster de(de)

Hungarian: kedvenc hu(hu) Italian: preferito it(it), favorito it(it) Japanese: お気に入りの ja(ja) (おきにいりの, o-ki-ni-iri-no), 最も好きな ja(ja) (もっともすきな, mottomo-suki-na) Norwegian: favoritt, yndlings Polish: ulubiony pl(pl) Portuguese: favorito pt(pt) m., favorita pt(pt) f., preferido pt(pt) Russian: любимый ru(ru) (ljubímyj), излюбленный ru(ru) (izljúblennyj) Spanish: favorito es(es), preferido es(es), predilecto es(es) Swahili: kipenzi sw(sw) Swedish: favorit-

Noun

Singular Favorite

Plural {{{1}}}

Favorite ({{{1}}})

1. Preferred one, one with special favor

   The teacher's favorite always went first.

2. Expected or most probable to win.

   He's the favorite, he'll probably be elected.

Synonyms

• (expected to win): top dog

Antonyms

• (preferred): unfavorite

Related terms

• favor
• favour
• favorable

Translations

Preferred one, one with special favor

American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact Finnish: suosikki fi(fi) French: chouchou fr(fr)

Italian: favorito it(it) m. Portuguese: preferido pt(pt) m., preferida pt(pt) f., favorito pt(pt) m., favorita pt(pt) f. Spanish: favorito es(es) m. Swedish: favorit sv(sv) c.

Expected or most probable to win

Croatian: favorit hr(hr) Finnish: ennakkosuosikki fi(fi) French: favori fr(fr) German: Favorit de(de)

Italian: favorito it(it) m. Portuguese: favorito pt(pt) m., favorita pt(pt) f. Swedish: favorit sv(sv) c.

Verb

Infinitive to Favorite

Third person singular favorit

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Favorite (third-person singular simple present favorit, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. Template:Alternative form of
2. Template:Internet To bookmark.
3. Template:Internet To add to one's list of favorites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

Antonyms

• (add to a list of favorites): unfavorite

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French

Adjective

Favorite

1. Feminine form of favori.

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Italian

Adjective

favorite pl.

1. Feminine form of favorito.

Noun

favorite f.

1. Plural form of favorita.

Verb form

favorite

1. feminine plural past participle of favorire
2. second-person plural indicative present of favorire
3. second-person plural imperative of favorire

Anagrams

• aefiortv,
• foratevi

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