I.
( BrE ) ( AmE favorite ) noun
1 sb/sth that you like more than others
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , big , firm ( BrE ), great , hands-down ( AmE ), huge ( esp. BrE ), particular , special
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This painting is a particular ~ of mine.
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The movie is one of my absolute ~s.
▪ all-time , established , long-time , old , perennial , traditional
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This movie is my all-time ~.
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You will find all your old ~s in this book of poems.
▪ new
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They perform their greatest hit and a new ~.
▪ family , personal , popular
▪ cult
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The movie has become a cult ~.
▪ sentimental
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He began recording sentimental ~s.
▪ fan ( esp. AmE )
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a theme song that remains a fan ~
▪ audience , crowd
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The band started with a crowd ~.
▪ holiday ( esp. AmE )
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It may become a holiday ~ on video.
▪ childhood
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They were singing their childhood ~, ‘Waterloo’.
VERB + FAVOURITE/FAVORITE
▪ become
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‘Show Me Love’ became a festival ~.
▪ remain
▪ choose , pick
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If I had to choose a ~, it would be Monet's ‘Water Lilies’.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
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He is a ~ among his teammates.
▪ ~ for
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The forest was a ~ for family walks.
▪ ~ of
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This song is an old ~ of mine.
▪ ~ with
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The song is a firm ~ with their fans.
2 competitor expected to win
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , clear , clear-cut , firm ( BrE ), heavy ( esp. AmE ), hot , odds-on , overwhelming , red-hot ( BrE ), solid ( esp. AmE ), strong
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She is odds-on ~ to win an award.
▪ second
▪ joint ( BrE )
▪ slight
▪ early
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China was the early ~ to win the bidding.
▪ even-money
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The horse is an even-money ~.
▪ 2–1 , etc.
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Tiger Woods is 3–2 ~ to win the Challenge.
▪ 3-point , 6-point , 12-point , etc. (all AmE )
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The Colts are 5.5–point ~s at San Francisco this week
▪ home ( esp. BrE ), hometown ( esp. AmE ), local
▪ race , title ( BrE )
▪ pre-season
▪ prohibitive ( AmE )
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Gunn and Moran are prohibitive ~s.
VERB + FAVOURITE/FAVORITE
▪ look ( BrE ), look like , start (as)
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On paper, Stanford looks like the ~.
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The Brazilians still look firm ~s to take the title.
▪ emerge as
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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Jopanini is second ~ for Saturday's race.
PHRASES
▪ ~ to win
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The Spanish are the ~s to win.
II.
adj.
Favourite/favorite is used with these nouns: ↑ author , ↑ bar , ↑ blog , ↑ book , ↑ brand , ↑ cause , ↑ celebrity , ↑ charity , ↑ cousin , ↑ customer , ↑ destination , ↑ dish , ↑ expression , ↑ feature , ↑ food , ↑ haunt , ↑ hobby , ↑ kind , ↑ meal , ↑ memory , ↑ pastime , ↑ piece , ↑ ploy , ↑ pub , ↑ pursuit , ↑ recipe , ↑ record , ↑ resort , ↑ retreat , ↑ saying , ↑ site , ↑ spot , ↑ subject , ↑ target , ↑ theme , ↑ topic , ↑ toy , ↑ tune , ↑ type , ↑ uncle , ↑ website , ↑ writer