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favorite
[ fey-ver-it, feyv-rit ]
noun
- a person or thing regarded with special favor or preference:
That song is an old favorite of mine.
- Sports. a competitor considered likely to win.
- a person or thing popular with the public.
- a person treated with special or undue favor by a king, official, etc.:
favorites at the court.
- Digital Technology. bookmark ( def 3a ).
adjective
- regarded with particular favor or preference:
a favorite child.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·ڲvǰ·ٱ noun
- ·ڲvǰ·ٱ noun adjective
- ܲ·ڲvǰ·ٱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
After a two-year wait, everyone’s favorite fungal zombie apocalypse show is finally back: The second season of “The Last of Us” premieres Sunday.
Breakfast is my favorite and maybe my main meal of the day if I’m being honest.
But stand-up when you’re watching it, my favorite thing is being in the room.
“He speaks his mind. He’s great,” my favorite Missouri in-law tells me.
They then stepped out of the booth, selected their favorite shots at a kiosk and waited about 60 seconds for the photos to develop.
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How Do You Spell Favorite?
Spelling tips for favorite
The word favorite is hard to spell for two reasons. First, in British English it is spelled with a u (favourite), unlike the American English spelling favorite. Second, the final e is silent.
How to spell favorite: When you do someone a favor, you don’t do it for yourself. So, there is no u in favor. Now that we have the beginning of the word down, how do we remember the e in -ite? Well, it wouldn’t be anything without an Ending (an e at the end). Put the two together and you get favorite.
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