English Dictionary

favor

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfeɪvɚ/

動詞

アメリカ英語 他動詞 ルイジアナ方言 南部アメリカ英語 方言 前置詞

To look upon fondly; to prefer. / To use more often. / To encourage, conduce to / To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward. / To treat with care.

日本語の意味

好意をもって見る、好む / より頻繁に使う / 促す、助長する / 恩恵を施す、好意を示す / 丁寧に扱う

She tends to favor the stray cat that visits her porch each morning.

彼女は毎朝ポーチにやって来る野良猫を可愛がる傾向がある。

意味（1）

To look upon fondly; to prefer.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

意味（2）

To use more often.

[…] alone, without having to favor his right, uninjured leg, […]

意味（3）

To encourage, conduce to

These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women).

意味（4）

To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.

Would you favor us with a poetry reading?

意味（5）

To treat with care.

Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.

意味（6）

(in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).

‘Mandy?’ he said, and stared at the girl. ‘Don't favor her too much.’ ‘Favors her dad,’ Latha said, and looked at him.

favors （ present singular third-person ）

favoring （ participle present ）

favored （ participle past ）

favored （ past ）

in Canada （ US alternative ）