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Oxford 5000 vocabulary |A1|SPEAKING vocabularyWRITING vocabulary fa‧vou‧rite , favorite /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective [only before noun]
favourite , favorite noun [countable]
مطلوب، محبوب
برگزیده، دلخواه، مخصوص، طرف توجه، شی مطلوب، ندیم، سوگلی، عمران: برگزیده، ورزش: بازیگر یا تیم محبوب
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Synonyms & Related Words favourite[adjective]Synonyms:- preferred, best-loved, choice, dearest, esteemed, favoured
[noun]Synonyms:- darling, beloved, blue-eyed boy
(informal), idol, pet, teacher's pet, the apple of one's eye
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English Dictionary I. fa‧vou‧rite1 S3 W3 British English,
favorite American English /ˈfeɪv
ərət, ˈfeɪv
ərɪt/
adjective [only before noun]1. your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most:
a child’s favourite toy What’s your favourite colour? a favorite spot for picnickers2. favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from
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II. favourite2 British English,
favorite American English noun [countable]1. something that you like more than other things of the same kind:
Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite.an old/firm/particular favourite a sweater that’s an old favoritefavourite with Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children.2. someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent:
You always were Dad’s favourite.play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others) The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. ⇒
favouritism3. the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition
favourite to do something Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup. He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocations favourite nounI. sb/sth that you like more than others ADJ. firm, great, huge, particular, special, very This painting is a particular favourite of mine. My very favourite film is ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
all-time, established, old, perennial, traditional This movie is my all-time favourite. You will find all your old favourites in this book of poems.
family, personal, popular VERB + FAVOURITE choose If I had to choose a favourite, it would be Monet's ‘Water Lilies’. PREP. ~ for The woods surrounding the estate were a favourite for family walks.
~ among He is a favourite among his teammates.
~ with The song is a firm favourite with their fans. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
favourite II. competitor expected to win ADJ. clear, firm, hot, odds-on, overwhelming, red-hot She is odds-on favourite to win a coveted Academy Award.
second | joint | even money The horse is an even money favourite.
2?1, etc. Tiger Woods is 3?2 favourite to win the Million Dollar Challenge.
home, local | cup, race, title VERB + FAVOURITE look, start (as) The Brazilians still look firm favourites to take the title.
emerge as PREP. ~ for Jopanini is second favourite for Saturday's race, behind Bright Spark. PHRASES favourite to win The Spanish are the favourites to win. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Common Errors favouriteadjective BAD: My most favourite drink is lemonade.
GOOD: My favourite drink is lemonade.
Usage Note:An adjective which contains the sense 'most' as part of its meaning cannot be used with
most .
Favourite means 'most preferred'.
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