favor
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- noun
- /ˈfeɪvər/
- US
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favor
- Would you do us a favor and host Amateur Night?
- return the favor
- give a favor
- favors reciprocated
I want you to do us a favor though.
- I want you to do us a favor though.
- I would like you to do us a favor though now.
- You are not doing him or you any favors by holding on longer.
- If you're watching this, do yourself a favor and go watch the movie Disconnect.
- Would you do us a favor and host Amateur Night?
- A gift, a favor, a compliment, some help.
- Yeah, well, I think they've done us a favor by making this simple.
- And might I remind you, you do you owe me a favor that you cannot refuse.
- Do yourself a favor, don't choose red, go green.
- And I said, OK, Mitch, one favor, why?
- She's doing you every favour possible at that time.
- Well, you're not doing who you doing a favor by staying out.
Examples
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I want you to do us a favor though.
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You've done the city a great favor.
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So do me a huge favor, turn it around now.
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So, you know, just do yourself a favor, do some research.
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If someone does you a favor, you owe them something.
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Do you think I could ask you for a favor?
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I want you to do me a favor.
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When I became an adult, Dad returned the favor, and that's what we do every year now.
Academic text (1991) -
You'd be doing them a favor, and I'd be earning a bit of cash.
Fiction book (1991) -
Could you do me a favor and help me carry these boxes?
Synonyms
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1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
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3.0
A kind action done to help someone
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2.1
A small helpful action someone does to make another person's day better
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2.2
An act of kindness done to help someone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To wish someone good luck when the result depends on chance
Compounds
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Favor comes from the old Latin verb favere, which meant 'to support' or 'be kind'. So a favor is an act of help or kindness you give someone without expecting pay.