| query | If you describe one person as the f________ of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness .If you describe one person as the favourite of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness . ...Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of King James I. The Prime Minister is no favourite of the tabloids. |
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| word | favourite |
| full-definition | adjective Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most. ...a bottle of his favourite champagne. Her favourite writer is Hans Christian Andersen. The Liverpool Metropole is my favourite. noun If you describe one person as the favourite of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness . ...Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of King James I. The Prime Minister is no favourite of the tabloids. The favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the favourites . The FA Cup has been won by the favourites. |
| inflections | favourites |
| cefr-level | A1 |
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