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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
favor
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
party favor
swing in...favor
▪ The war had begun to swing in Britain’s favor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
▪ If not, maybe that Miami Dolphin could do him a big favor, call himself something else.
▪ There is a big movement in favor of socialism in the South, and work is under way to create a national front.
public
▪ Wherever politicians seek public favor, though, they quickly find that popularity has its price.
■ NOUN
party
▪ Country &038; western band Borrowed Money and party favors are the main attractions.
▪ The balloons drop at midnight, and free champagne and party favors are included with your ticket.
▪ Tickets are $ 7 and include party favors and champagne at midnight.
▪ I portioned out these heavy fruits in string bags and hauled them into the restaurant as party favors.
▪ This year dinner is served, avec la champagne, party favors, and all the extras.
▪ Tickets are $ 15 in advance, and include party favors and a midnight champagne toast.
▪ Prime rib or your choice of entree, champagne and party favors are all included for $ 49. 95 per couple.
■ VERB
argue
▪ At last report it was before the same court arguing in favor of the obvious discrimination it opposed last year.
▪ Thus, carrying costs argue in favor of carrying low levels of inventory in order to hold these costs down.
▪ Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had argued in parliament in favor of a constitutional reform government.
▪ I remember arguing in favor of a swank restaurant for our first night in town.
ask
▪ He never hesitates to ask Leonardo for favors but is never willing to help his { friend } in times of difficulty.
▪ Romasenko was arrested and jailed after the alleged kidnappers told police she had asked them for the favor.
▪ I hate to ask for favors.
▪ He is asking for special favors, as if Olympic Stadium were his personal country club.
▪ Time you better go back home.-Mrs Calder, can I ask you a favor?
curry
▪ No longer will the path to advancement be assured by currying favor with a few influential bosses.
do
▪ We do Grover a favor and he does us a favor.
▪ Walsh was asking Kleindienst to do a favor for his client.
▪ Anyway, Jimmy had phoned me a few weeks earlier out of nowhere and asked if I could do him a favor.
▪ The promoter was desperate, so I did him a favor.
▪ So if you have yet to try one of these fabled creations, do yourself a favor and make a date.
▪ If not, maybe that Miami Dolphin could do him a big favor, call himself something else.
▪ It was hard for Ranieri to do favors.
expect
▪ In return for getting Democrats elected, Sweeney will be expecting favors.
▪ Given the topic of this book, you might expect a bias in favor of finding behavior-driven performance challenges.
fall
▪ Fearless until now, I suddenly remembered the reason why pressure cookers had fallen out of favor.
▪ The pain of her divorce infects her art, and she falls out of favor.
▪ Reengineering, it seems, like the Cultural Revolution before it, has suddenly fallen out of favor with those in power.
▪ He was charming, expansive and, according to investigators, a danger to the well-being of associates who fell from favor.
▪ But they seem to be the exception rather than the rule and falling from favor as well.
gain
▪ The late Friday Night Service is gaining in favor throughout all the denominations of Jewry.
▪ To do so, she must gain favor with the females that already live in her new tribe.
return
▪ This time, it was Reyna returning the favor to Wegerle.
▪ I returned the favor with hard work and loyalty.
▪ If an animal wants help from another, he could promise to return the favor in the future.
▪ Brigham Young returned few favors to Fillmore.
▪ Bill Vaughan, returned the favor last year after the Baptist church fell victim to arson.
rule
▪ The judge said his ruling in favor of the news media was subject to change.
▪ Carter-appointed judges ruled in favor of the defendant in 40 percent of the cases, the study found.
▪ He ruled in favor of the party for a large amount of damages.
▪ In the last five years, some federal judges have ruled in their favor.
▪ A Montgomery County jury ruled in their favor, and Aron was ordered to pay $ 175, 000.
▪ He could rule entirely in favor of the government, and let all the rules stand.
▪ The Pikes appealed to a juvenile court judge, who ruled in their favor.
speak
▪ Forbes recently spoke in favor of a balanced-budget amendment, but his columns have lambasted the idea.
▪ Tom Campbell of California also spoke in favor of the anti-discrimination provision.
▪ Lleland spoke up in favor of the idea.
vote
▪ For some reason this is being passed over for some lesser things... please vote in favor of it.
▪ The players have voted in favor, but now the owners are fighting and the needed votes were not there Wednesday.
▪ All Massachusetts lawmakers voted in favor except Rep.
▪ Councilmen Jim Romine and Jim Bartell voted in favor of the agreement.
▪ Last fall, 288 members voted in favor of the ban.
▪ Young, who in 1973 voted in favor of the original Endangered Species Act, contends it has been a failure.
▪ Cardoso passed his first and toughest hurdle when the lower house voted in favor of the measure two weeks ago.
▪ Only 20 senators voted in favor of the measure.
win
▪ They must build her a great temple near the town and so win back the favor of her heart.
▪ Apart from the economics of the situation, it was not a tactic that would win favor at the polls.
▪ He shook hands with me, with Clarisa and even with Janir in his carrier, which immediately won my favor.
▪ Until then, the Vietminh leaders had calculated that temperance would win them Allied favor.
▪ Elmire tries to win a favor from Tartuffe by inflaming his lechery and trapping him in a compromising situation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ inexpensive party favors in plastic bags
The Collaborative International Dictionary
favor

favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.]

  1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.

    Hath crawled into the favor of the king.
    --Shak.

  2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.

    But found no favor in his lady's eyes.
    --Dryden.

    And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
    --Luke ii. 52.

  3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.

    Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.
    --Shak.

  4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.

    I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence.
    --Swift.

  5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.

    All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor.
    --Milton.

  6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.

    Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap.
    --Shak.

  7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]

    This boy is fair, of female favor.
    --Shak.

  8. (Law) Partiality; bias.
    --Bouvier.

  9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.

  10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.]
    --Wright.

    Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See Principal challenge, under Challenge.

    In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.

    In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by.

    To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities.

    With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission.

    But, with your favor, I will treat it here.
    --Dryden.

    Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
favor

c.1300, "attractiveness, beauty, charm" (archaic), from Old French favor "a favor; approval, praise; applause; partiality" (13c., Modern French faveur), from Latin favorem (nominative favor) "good will, inclination, partiality, support," coined by Cicero from stem of favere "to show kindness to," from PIE *ghow-e- "to honor, revere, worship" (cognate: Old Norse ga "to heed").\n

\nMeaning "good will, kind regard" is from mid-14c. in English; sense of "act of kindness, a kindness done" is from late 14c. Meaning "bias, partiality" is from late 14c. Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from late 15c. Phrase in favor of recorded from 1560s.

favor

mid-14c., "to regard with favor, indulge, treat with partiality," from Old French favorer, from favor "a favor, partiality" (see favor (n.)). Meaning "to resemble, look somewhat like" is from c.1600. Related: Favored; favoring.

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Wiktionary
favor

n. 1 A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). 2 goodwill; benevolent regard. vb. (context transitive English) To look upon fondly; to prefer.

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WordNet
favor

  1. n. an act of gracious kindness [syn: favour]

  2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favour]

  3. an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favour]

  4. a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favour]

  5. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favour]

  6. v. promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favour]

  7. consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favour]

  8. treat gently or carefully [syn: favour]

  9. bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favour]

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Wikipedia
Favor

Favor, Favour, (see spelling differences) or Favors, may refer to:

  • Party favor, a small gift given to the guests at a party or wedding reception
Favor (song)

"Favor" is a song by American recording artist Lonny Bereal, featuring guest vocals from American singer Kelly Rowland. Originally recorded by Chris Brown, Lonny Bereal, Teyana Taylor. It was released by Notifi Music Group as the lead single from his upcoming debut album The Love Train on May 17, 2011, and has since debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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Usage examples of "favor".

He publicly chastised the cardinals for absenteeism, luxury, and lascivious life, forbade them to hold or sell plural benefices, prohibited their acceptance of pensions, gifts of money, and other favors from secular sources, ordered the papal treasurer not to pay them their customary half of the revenue from benefices but to use it for the restoration of churches in Rome.

Now fourteen, she had been abused by West and his wife for six years, regularly supplying him with sexual favors, and suffering physical abuse from his wife with equal regularity.

I perceived that those who have confirmed themselves in favor of nature and of human prudence would not make the acknowledgment because the natural light flowing in from below would immediately extinguish the spiritual light flowing in from above.

If the Supreme Court of the United States shall decide that States cannot exclude slavery from their limits, are you in favor of acquiescing in, adopting, and following such decision as a rule of political action?

Supreme Court of the United States shall decide that the States cannot exclude slavery from their limits, are you in favor of acquiescing in, adhering to, and following such decision as a rule of political action?

But it seems likely that such a plan of private ownership would not be tolerated under a Socialist government, for, first of all, a very large number of Socialists are opposed to such a plan, and, secondly, the political actionists who have favored it either have sacrificed thereby the principles of their party, or else by advocating the private ownership of small farms, have done so with the intention of deceiving farmers and small land owners in order to win their votes.

He was one of those present when the King abdicated in favor of his son, along with Addis and myself and members of every degree, from bishops to serfs.

He arrays skilfully the facts and reasonings which British inquirers have adduced in favor of Sir Philip Francis, and the other most probable author, Lord George Sackville.

Many additional authorities in favor of this view might be adduced, enough to balance, at least, the names on the other side.

There are cases where it is advisable, in states too poor or niggardly to care adequately for their defectives and delinquents, but eugenists should favor segregation as the main policy, with sterilization for the special cases as previously indicated.

He devoted infinite devices to the advancement of a worthless nephew, Francesco Prignano, and when Charles of Durazzo refused to grant the nephew certain favors, Urban resorted to arms.

But remember that when the ship is under acceleration, there will be a tendency to favor the aftward direction due to deflection.

It was made out of a blend of cotton and silk, an airy material that Agate favored.

I decided on the journey here that if Lady Agatine was not to be allowed what I may call Foster Mother-Right, then I would place an option before the Council that clearly favors her Blood Mother-Right.

The youth nodded a greeting and Ager returned the favor, noting there were plenty of vacant tables around.