Word

favor, v.
(favored, favoring, favors)
freq. cnt. 26

promote over another
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1

favor favour prefer

sample sentences

"he favors his second daughter"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The chefs %s the vegetables

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The chefs %s the vegetables

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

preferment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favour

semantic pointers

hypernym

promote, elevate, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise

hyponym

advantage

consider as the favorite
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

favor favour

sample sentences

"The local team was favored"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favor favor

semantic pointers

hypernym

consider, see, regard, view, reckon

bestow a privilege upon
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

favor favour privilege

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

privilege privilege

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favour favour

semantic pointers

hypernym

permit, allow, let, countenance

treat gently or carefully
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

favor favour

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

favour

semantic pointers

hypernym

spare, save