Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fave

/feɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: fave
IPA: /feɪv/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).

Informal

noun

Favorite (US) or favourite (UK)

Informal

verb

Favorite (US) or favourite (UK)

Informal

Example Sentences

"At stlmag.com this month Select articles from this issue An editors' podcast A Google Map of our Best Dressed winners' fave shops"
"“She's entered the privacy phase. The rebellion has started, Jenny. Violet is lost to us!” “Oh, don't be so dramatic. She's still our little girl. Watch this. Vi, 90-Day Beyoncé is coming on. Fave garbage-y reality show. Want to watch ironically... while I watch unironically?” “Nope, bye.” “See?”"

Etymology

From favorite or favourite, by shortening.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

fav (alternative) faves (plural) faves (present, singular) faving (participle, present) faved (participle, past) faved (past)

Derived Forms

favelet

Antonyms

unfave

Rhymes With

gave save they've wave dave brave slave grave cave behave shave rave

Questions

How do you pronounce fave?: The recorded pronunciation is /feɪv/.
What does fave mean?: Favorite (US) or favourite (UK).
Where does fave come from?: From favorite or favourite, by shortening.

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