favorire

== Italian == === Etymology === From favore +‎ -ire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.voˈri.re/ Rhymes: -ire Hyphenation: fa‧vo‧rì‧re === Verb === favorìre (first-person singular present favorìsco, first-person singular past historic favorìi, past participle favorìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) to favour/favor, to help, to aid, to support Synonyms: aiutare, appoggiare, privilegiare, sostenere (transitive) to foster, to encourage, to promote, to favour/favor Synonyms: incoraggiare, promuovere (transitive, formal) to give, to pass Synonyms: dare, consegnare favorisca i documenti! ― please [give me] the documents! (spoken e.g. by a policeman) (usually intransitive, formal) please (usually in the third-person imperative, often with implied verb "go") favorisca alla tavola ― please [go] to the table ==== Usage notes ==== The intransitive usage would presumably take avere as an auxiliary, but in practice never appears in compound tenses. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== favoritismo favorita favorito ==== Related terms ==== favorevole === Further reading === favorire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === ferrovia, forviare, forvierà