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UK
/fˈeɪvəɹɪt/
]
[ US /ˈfeɪvɝɪt, ˈfeɪvɹət/ ]
[ US /ˈfeɪvɝɪt, ˈfeɪvɹət/ ]
NOUN
- a special loved one
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something regarded with special favor or liking
that book is one of my favorites - a competitor thought likely to win
ADJECTIVE
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appealing to the general public
a favorite tourist attraction -
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
the favored child
How To Use favorite In A Sentence
- Wine lovers in the U.S. are increasingly describing their favorite vintage as molto buono, instead of très bon.
- A favorite uncle provided pointers on pugilistic defenses against bullies - namely her father, who was the first regular bully in her life.
- Hand, Schryhart, Arneel, and Merrill, weighted with this inpouring flood of stock, which they had to take at two-twenty, hurried to their favorite banks, hypothecating vast quantities at one-fifty and over, and using the money so obtained to take care of the additional shares which they were compelled to buy. The Titan
- The figure slowly walked into the room whistling a familiar tune of one of his favorite bands.
- The demographic argument is a favorite of clever rejectionists.
- Brown bags of pasta stand ready to be combined with cans of Italian tuna, homemade pickled vegetables, home-canned tomato sauce, and jars of his favorite imported red peppers.
- Her favorite things at school are music and recess.
- No longer will I worry about favorites wrecking their seasons with three bad games.
- Grossman's Christmas present, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, is a holiday favorite among hopheads and is one of the standouts of The News Tribune's Brew Crew Winter Beer Tasting.
- My favorite was corned beef hash.