FAVORITE


Meaning of FAVORITE in English

I. fa ‧ vo ‧ rite /ˈfeɪv ə rət, ˈfeɪv ə rɪt/ BrE AmE adjective , noun [countable]

the American spelling of ↑ favourite

II. fa ‧ vou ‧ rite 1 S3 W3 BrE AmE British English , favorite American English /ˈfeɪv ə rət, ˈfeɪv ə rɪt/ adjective [only before noun]

1 . your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most:

a child’s favourite toy

What’s your favourite colour?

a favorite spot for picnickers

2 . favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from

III. favourite 2 BrE AmE British English , favorite American English noun [countable]

1 . something that you like more than other things of the same kind:

Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite.

an old/firm/particular favourite

a sweater that’s an old favorite

favourite with

Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children.

2 . someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent:

You always were Dad’s favourite.

play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others)

The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites.

⇨ ↑ favouritism

3 . the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition

favourite to do something

Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup.

He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.