favour verb - definition in Learners Dictionary

favour

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/ˈfeɪvə^r/ verb [T]

Definition

CHOOSE

› to choose or prefer one possibility:

[often passive] These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.

UNFAIRLY PREFER

› to act unfairly by treating one person better than another:

She always felt that her parents favoured her brother.

(Definition of favour verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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