fa·vour (f??v?r)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of favor.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.favour (?fe?v?) or favorn1. an approving attitude; good will2. an act performed out of good will, generosity, or mercy3. prejudice and partiality; favouritism4. a condition of being regarded with approval or good will (esp in the phrases in favour, out of favour)5. archaic leave; permission6. a token of love, goodwill, etc7. a small gift or toy given to a guest at a party8. (Historical Terms) history a badge or ribbon worn or given to indicate loyalty, often bestowed on a knight by a lady9. obsolete chiefly Brit a communication, esp a business letter10. archaic appearance11. find favour with to be approved of by someone12. approving13. to the benefit of14. (Banking & Finance) (of a cheque, etc) made out to15. in order to show preference for: I rejected him in favour of George. vb (tr) 16. to regard with especial kindness or approval17. to treat with partiality or favouritism18. to support; advocate19. to perform a favour for; oblige20. to help; facilitate21. informal to resemble: he favours his father. 22. to wear habitually: she favours red. 23. to treat gingerly or with tenderness; spare: a footballer favouring an injured leg. [C14: from Latin, from fav?re to protect] ?favourer, ?favorer n ?favouringly, favoringly advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fa?vour (?fe? v?r) n., v.t. Chiefly Brit. favor. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.favourPast participle: favouredGerund: favouringImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativefavourfavourPresentI favouryou favourhe/she/it favourswe favouryou favourthey favourPreteriteI favouredyou favouredhe/she/it favouredwe favouredyou favouredthey favouredPresent ContinuousI am favouringyou are favouringhe/she/it is favouringwe are favouringyou are favouringthey are favouringPresent PerfectI have favouredyou have favouredhe/she/it has favouredwe have favouredyou have favouredthey have favouredPast ContinuousI was favouringyou were favouringhe/she/it was favouringwe were favouringyou were favouringthey were favouringPast PerfectI had favouredyou had favouredhe/she/it had favouredwe had favouredyou had favouredthey had favouredFutureI will favouryou will favourhe/she/it will favourwe will favouryou will favourthey will favourFuture PerfectI will have favouredyou will have favouredhe/she/it will have favouredwe will have favouredyou will have favouredthey will have favouredFuture ContinuousI will be favouringyou will be favouringhe/she/it will be favouringwe will be favouringyou will be favouringthey will be favouringPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been favouringyou have been favouringhe/she/it has been favouringwe have been favouringyou have been favouringthey have been favouringFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been favouringyou will have been favouringhe/she/it will have been favouringwe will have been favouringyou will have been favouringthey will have been favouringPast Perfect ContinuousI had been favouringyou had been favouringhe/she/it had been favouringwe had been favouringyou had been favouringthey had been favouringConditionalI would favouryou would favourhe/she/it would favourwe would favouryou would favourthey would favourPast ConditionalI would have favouredyou would have favouredhe/she/it would have favouredwe would have favouredyou would have favouredthey would have favouredCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011