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favour

noun favours

  1. countable, uncountable British standard spelling of favor. I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?

verb favours · favouring · favoured

  1. British standard spelling of favor. And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.

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Closest in meaning: prefer, honor, favor, grace, privilege, honour, favored, favorable, favoritism, favourable, favorably, favourably, propitious, favouritism, auspicious, preferential

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"favour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/favour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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favour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/favour

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"favour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/favour.

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@misc{favour_2026,
  title = {favour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/favour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}