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# favour

noun (favour, favours; US favor); verb (favour, favours, favoured, favouring)

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

## Everyday

1. A favour is a kind thing you do to help someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#m1)
2. «In favour of» means supporting or agreeing with something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#m2)
3. To favour someone is to treat them better than others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#m3)
4. A party favour is a small gift for guests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#m4)

### In the lessons

In manners lessons pupils ask politely: «Could you do me a favour?» and return favours. In class votes «all in favour» raise hands. In fairness lessons a teacher should not favour one pupil. Phrases: do someone a favour, ask a favour, in favour of, in your favour, return the favour, favourite.

### Examples

- Can you do me a favour and hold this? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x1)
- Thanks, I owe you a favour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x2)
- Who is in favour of a trip to the zoo? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x3)
- The score was 3–1 in our favour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x4)
- Mum said she would not favour one child over the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x5)
- We gave out party favours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x6)
- She returned the favour and helped me too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x7)
- Peter decided in favour of the land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favour/#x8)

### Note

British, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling: «favour»; American: «favor» (Canadian usually «favour»). «Do someone a favour» (not «make a favour»). «Favourite» means liked best. In votes, «in favour» = yes.

## In Jewish tradition

"Find favour in the sight of" someone means to be liked and treated kindly. "Favour a poor man" means to take his side unfairly in a case.

**Interpretation.** Judges must be fair and must not favour either rich or poor. Finding favour in someone's eyes is read as a sign of God's help.

### Examples

- neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x1)
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x2)
- And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.3.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x3)
- He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour. (Writings JOB.13.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x4)
- Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour. (Writings PSA.145.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x5)
- For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. (Writings PRO.8.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x6)

### Note

British, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling: «favour»; American: «favor» (Canadian usually «favour»). «Do someone a favour» (not «make a favour»). «Favourite» means liked best. In votes, «in favour» = yes.

## On Mova

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