Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - favourite
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Favourite
favourite
~1 BrE, favorite AmE adj only before noun 1 your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most (Who's your favourite actor? | I'll take you to my favorite restaurant tomorrow.) 2 favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the area that they come from ~2 BrE, favorite AmE n 1 something that you like more than other things of the same kind (my/your etc favourite) (I like all her books but this one is my favourite. | Which one's your favorite? | an old favourite/a special favourite) (This dress is an old favorite of hers.) 2 someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent (You always were Dad's favourite.) (- see also favouritism) 3 the horse, runner etc that is expected to win a race or competition (Italy were favorites to win the World Cup.)
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(favourites) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, use 'favorite' 1. Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most. ...a bottle of his favourite champagne... Her favourite writer is Hans Christian Andersen. ADJ: ADJ n • Favourite is also a noun. The Liverpool Metropole is my favourite. N-COUNT: usu with poss • If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it. Everyone must be familiar with the old favourite among roses, Crystal Palace. PHRASE 2. If you describe one person as the favourite of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness. ...Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of King James I... The Prime Minister is no favourite of the tabloids. N-COUNT: usu with poss 3. The favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the favourites. The Belgian Cup has been won by the favourites F.C. Liege. N-COUNT: usu the N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adj. & n. (US favorite) --adj. preferred to all others (my favourite book). --n. 1 a specially favoured person. 2 Sport a competitor thought most likely to win. Phrases and idioms favourite son US a person preferred as the presidential candidate by delegates from the candidate's home State. Etymology: obs. F favorit f. It. favorito past part. of favorire favour ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. любимец; фаворит general favourite —- общий любимец 2. любимая вещь that book is a great favourite of mine —- это одна из моих самых любимых книг 3. (the favourite) спорт. фаворит 4. pl. короткие локоны у висков (прическа, модная в XVII-XVIII вв.) 5. любимый, излюбленный favourite child —- любимый ребенок, любимчик my favourite writer is Hemingway —- мой любимый писатель - Хэмингуэй 6. популярный, пользующийся успехом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) любимец; фаворит 2) любимая вещь that book is a great favourite of mine - я очень люблю эту книгу 3) фаворит (о лошади) 4) кандидат, имеющий наибольший шанс на успех (на выборах) 2. adj. любимый, излюбленный - favourite son FAVOURITE son amer. политический деятель, выдвинутый представителями своего штата на пост президента ...Англо-русский словарь
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