favour
/fˈeɪvɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I need a favour. Could you lend me £5 until tomorrow, please?"
- "Can you do me a favour and drop these letters in the post box?"
- "Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia."
- "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."
- "The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”"
- "Clacton and Walton are resorts mostly favoured by Londoners and only three trains run through to the Midlands and North."