- a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type
- Which one's your favourite?
- The band played all my old favourites.
- One of my personal favourites is a movie that should please every age group.
- favourite of somebody's This song is a particular favourite of mine.
- favourite with somebody The programme has become a firm favourite with young people.
- These biscuits are great favourites with the children.
Extra Examples- ‘Show Me Love’ became a festival favourite.
- He began recording sentimental favourites.
- If I had to choose a favourite, it would be Monet's ‘Water Lilies’.
- My very favourite film is ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
- The band started with a crowd favourite.
- The forest was a favourite for family walks.
- The movie has become a cult favourite.
- The song is a firm favourite with their fans.
- They perform their greatest hit and a new favourite.
- They were singing their childhood favourite, ‘Waterloo’.
- This movie is my all-time favourite.
- This song is an old favourite of mine.
- You will find all your old favourites in this book of poems.
- a theme song that remains a fan favourite
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- big
- firm
- …
- become
- remain
- choose
- …
- favourite among
- favourite for
- favourite of
- …
- a person who is liked better by somebody and receives better treatment than others
- She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite.
- Parents should never have favourites.
- favourite with somebody She was an extremely good student and a great favourite with the nuns.
- favourite among somebody He is a favourite among his teammates.
- a record of a section of an app or the address of a website that enables you to find it quickly
- Add the website as a favourite.
- Have you added this website to your favourites list?
- I've added the sports section to my favourites.
- the horse, runner, team, etc. that is expected to win
- The favourite came third.
- favourite for something Her horse is the hot favourite for the race.
- favourite to do something The Brazilians still look firm favourites to take the title.
Extra Examples- Jopanini is second favourite for Saturday's race, behind Bright Spark.
- The Colts are 5.5-point favourites at San Francisco this week
- The Spanish are the favourites to win.
- The horse is an even money favourite.
- Nelly Korda is 3–2 favourite to win the Challenge.
- China was the early favourite to win the bidding.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- clear
- clear-cut
- …
- look
- look like
- start (as)
- …
- favourite for
- favourite to win
- the person who is expected by most people to get a particular job or position
- favourite for something She's the favourite for the job.
- favourite to do something She's the favourite to succeed him as leader.
Extra Examples- On paper, Stanford looks like the favourite.
- Gunn and Moran are prohibitive favourites (= so likely to win that there will not really be any competition).
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun): from obsolete French favorit, from Italian favorito, past participle of favorire ‘to favour’, from Latin favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’).
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