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favour

UK ( US favor) favour: listen to British English pronunciationfavour: listen to American pronunciation /ˈfeɪvər/ verb [T]

Translation

CHOOSE
to choose or prefer one possibility
beğenmek, desteklemek, olumlu bakmak
[often passive] These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners.
946
UNFAIRLY PREFER
to act unfairly by treating one person better than another
taraflı davranmak, kollamak, lehinde davranmak, kayırmak
She always felt that her parents favoured her brother.
935
(Definition of favour verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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