Favour Meaning
/fˈeɪvər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounBritish standard spelling of favor.
"I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?"
"Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia."— 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
verbBritish standard spelling of favor.
"And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women."— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:2:
Sentence Examples
Could you do me a favour please?
May I request a favour of you?
Many countries favour a presidential system of government.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Could you do me a ____ by proofreading this document before I submit it?
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The majority of the population is in ____ of the new environmental laws proposed by the government.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Could you do me a ____ by proofreading this document before I submit it?
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The majority of the population is in ____ of the new environmental laws proposed by the government.