favour

== English == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fa‧vour === Noun === favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours) British standard spelling of favor. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured) British standard spelling of favor. ==== Usage notes ==== Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === faver, favor, favoure, ffavour, fovour === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman favour, favur, from Latin favor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faːˈvuːr/, /ˈfaːvur/ === Noun === favour (uncountable) goodwill, benevolent regard assistance, support, aid attractiveness, beauty partiality, prejudice (rare) forgiveness, lenience ==== Related terms ==== favourable favourere favouren ==== Descendants ==== English: favor, favour (Commonwealth, Ireland) → Welsh: ffafr ==== References ==== “fāvǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === favour oblique singular, f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours) Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor