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# favourite

adjective (favourite); noun (a favourite, favourites)

«favourite» 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. Your favourite is the thing or person you like best of all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#m1)
2. Favourite as an adjective means liked the most, like your favourite colour or food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#m2)
3. In a race or contest, the favourite is the one expected to win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday conversation, children talk about their favourite food, book, animal, game and colour, which is a good way to make friends. In maths, a tally chart or bar chart of «our class's favourite fruit» is a classic survey; the favourite is the bar that is tallest (the mode). In fairness lessons, teachers should not have favourites. Phrases: my favourite, all-time favourite, an old favourite, play favourites.

### Examples

- What's your favourite colour? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x1)
- Pizza is my favourite food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x2)
- This book is an old favourite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x3)
- Our survey showed apples are the class's favourite fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x4)
- Which animal is your favourite? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x5)
- She's the favourite to win the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x6)
- It's not fair for teachers to have favourites. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x7)
- That song is my all-time favourite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x8)
- Her favourite flowers were the dittany, poppy, and lily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/favourite/#x9)

### Note

British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian spelling: favourite; American spelling: favorite. «Favourite» already means «most liked», so «most favourite» is not needed. In survey problems, the favourite is the answer with the biggest number.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means a beloved or honored woman at court. In the primary lessons: In everyday conversation, children talk about their favourite food, book, animal, game and colour, which is a good way to make friends. In maths, a tally chart or bar chart of «our class's favourite fruit» is a classic survey; the favourite is the bar that is tallest (the mode). In fairness lessons, teachers should not have favourites. Phrases: my favourite, all-time favourite, an old favourite, play favourites.

### Examples

- Kings' daughters are among thy favourites; at thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. (Writings PSA.45.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favourite/#x1)

### Note

British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian spelling: favourite; American spelling: favorite. «Favourite» already means «most liked», so «most favourite» is not needed. In survey problems, the favourite is the answer with the biggest number.

## On Mova

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