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# favorably

adverb (favorably) (American spelling; British spelling is «favourably»)

«favorably» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that shows approval or liking: he looked favorably on the plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/#m1)
2. «Compare favorably» means to be judged as good as or better than something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a ruler or hero viewed kindly

### Examples

- The king looked favorably on the young prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/#x1)
- Our cake compares favorably with yours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/#x2)
- She was favorably inclined to help us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «favorably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favorably/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«favorably» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/favorably.html) on Mova free.