favour
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the support or approval of something or someone:
find favour These plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced.
in favour of The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing development.
out of favour with She is out of favour (= unpopular) with her colleagues.
in favour with H
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- the support or approval of something or someone: find favour These plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced. in favour of The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing development. out of favour with She is out of favour (= unpopular) with her colleagues. in favour with Her economic theories are in favour (= popular) wit...
- to support or prefer one particular possibility: These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners. favour something over something In the survey, a majority of people favoured higher taxes and better public services over (= rather than) tax cuts. [ + -ing verb ] I generally favour travelling by night, when the roads are quiet.
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