favor

Other spellings

• favour

Pronunciation

• enPR: fā'vər
• SAMPA: /feIv@r/
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Noun

Singular favor

Plural favors

1. Some help.

   Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?

Verb

Plain form favor

Third-person singular favors

Past tense favored

Past participle favored

Present participle favoring

1. When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.

Related words

• favorable
• favored
• favorite
• favoritism