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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.Ìýa 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.Ìýbookmark.
adjective
regarded with particular favor or preference.
a favorite child.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- nonfavorite noun
- prefavorite noun
- unfavorite adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
As I went to the bar, got a beer and leaned back onto my favorite post to watch it all go on around me, it happened.
My favorite Sunday food situation is definitely Sidecar Doughnuts.
Gauging by the audience response, “Sky Islands†was the clear favorite of more than three dozen new or newish works.
Dakota Johnson is my favorite seductress, a femme fatale of a flavor that didn’t exist until she invented it.
One of my favorite jobs, by the way.
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When To Use
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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