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(US favor)
noun
1. [mass noun] approval, support, or liking for someone or something:training is looked upon
with favour by many employers
2. an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual:I've come to ask you a favour
• (one's favours) dated used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual
intercourse with her:she had granted her favours to him
verb
[with object]
• give unfairly preferential treatment to:critics argued that the policy favoured the
private sector
• work to the advantage of:natural selection has favoured bats
2. (favour someone with) (often used in polite requests) give someone (something
desired):please favour me with an answer
3. dated or North American resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features:she's pretty,
and she favours you
4. treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it:he favours his sore leg