Favored — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

promote over another

consider as the favorite

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪvɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪvəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪvəd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪvɚd/.

Examples

he favors his second daughter
The local team was favored
the favored child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

favourite preferred favour prefer privilege pet favorite best-loved preferent favor

Parts of Speech

verb	promote over another “he favors his second daughter”
verb	consider as the favorite “The local team was favored”
verb	treat gently or carefully
verb	bestow a privilege upon
adjective	preferred above all others and treated with partiality “the favored child”

Word Forms

preferment	noun	the act of preferring
favor	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
favour	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
privilege	noun	a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
favorite	noun	something regarded with special favor or liking
favourite	noun	a special loved one
preference	noun	a predisposition in favor of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

begünstigt

gegenüber einem anderen fördern

🇫🇷French

favorisé

promouvoir par rapport à un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

favorecido

promocionar sobre otro

🇮🇹Italian

favorito

promuovere rispetto ad un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

favoriet

promoten boven een ander

🇵🇹Portuguese

favorecido

promover em detrimento de outro

🇷🇺Russian

избранный

продвигать по сравнению с другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इष्ट

दूसरे के ऊपर प्रचार करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকূল

অন্যের উপরে প্রচার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதகமாக

மற்றொன்றுக்கு மேல் பதவி உயர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకూలంగా

మరొకరిపై ప్రచారం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकूल

दुसऱ्यावर प्रचार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરફેણ કરી

બીજા ઉપર પ્રમોટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಲವು ತೋರಿದರು

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകൂലിച്ചു

മറ്റൊരാളുടെ മേൽ പ്രമോട്ട് ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਸੰਦ ਕੀਤਾ

ਦੂਜੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسند کیا

دوسرے کو فروغ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受到青睐

促进另一个

🇯🇵Japanese

好意的な

他の人よりも昇進する

🇰🇷Korean

선호하는

다른 것보다 홍보하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

được ưa chuộng

quảng bá hơn người khác

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นที่ชื่นชอบ

โปรโมตเหนือสิ่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

disukai

berpromosi di atas yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pinapaboran

i-promote sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

digemari

mempromosikan daripada yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفضل

ترقية على أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

مورد علاقه

بر دیگری ارتقاء دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

tercih edilen

diğerine göre terfi etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מועדף

לקדם על פני אחר

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