Favourite Song Win ˈfeɪvərɪt Mine Firm Great Children

• these biscuits are great favourites with the children.
• this song is a particular favourite of mine.
• the band played all my old favourites.
• which one's your favourite?

favourite

1. a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type
• These biscuits are great favourites with the children.
• This song is a particular favourite of mine.
• The band played all my old favourites.
• Which one's your favourite?
• The programme has become a firm favourite with young people.
2. a person who is liked better by somebody and receives better treatment than others
• She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite.
3. a record of a section of an app or the address of a website that enables you to find it quickly
• compare bookmark (2)
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• Add the website as a favourite.
• Have you added this website to your favourites list?
• I've added the sports section to my favourites.
4. the horse, runner, team, etc. that is expected to win
• The favourite came third.
• Her horse is the hot favourite for the race.
• AC Milan, the hot favourites to win the Champions League
5. the person who is expected by most people to get a particular job or position
• She's the favourite for the job.
• She's the favourite to succeed him as leader.

Extra Examples

• ‘Show Me Love’ became a festival favourite.
• China was the early favourite to win the bidding.
• Gunn and Moran are prohibitive favourites.
• He began recording sentimental favourites.
• He is a favourite among his teammates.
• If I had to choose a favourite, it would be Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’.
• It may become a holiday favourite on video.
• Jopanini is second favourite for Saturday’s race, behind Bright Spark.
• My very favourite film is ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
• On paper, Stanford looks like the favourite.
• She is odds-on favourite to win a coveted Academy Award.
• The Brazilians still look firm favourites to take the title.
• The Colts are 5.5–point favourites at San Francisco this week
• The Spanish are the favourites to win.
• The band started with a crowd favourite.
• The forest was a favourite for family walks.
• The horse is an even money favourite.
• The movie has become a cult favourite.
• The song is a firm favourite with their fans.
• The woods surrounding the estate were a favourite for family walks.
• They perform their greatest hit and a new favourite.
• They were singing their childhood favourite, ‘Waterloo’.
• This movie is my all-time favourite.
• This painting is a particular favourite of mine.
• This song is an old favourite of mine.
• Tiger Woods is 3–2 favourite to win the Challenge.
• You will find all your old favourites in this book of poems.
• a theme song that remains a fan favourite
• The show has become a firm favourite with young people.
• These cakes are great favourites with the children.
• Which one’s your favourite?

Word Origin

• late 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’).