favoured

favoured
fa|voured
BrE favored AmE [ˈfeıvəd US -ərd] adj [only before noun]
1.) receiving special attention, help, or treatment, sometimes in an unfair way
▪ a list of favoured customers
▪ China's most-favored-nation trading status with the US
2.) chosen or preferred by many people
▪ Brittany is a favoured holiday destination for families.
3.) a favoured team, player etc is one that is expected to win
be favoured to do sth
▪ Silva is favoured to win a medal in the marathon.
4.) having desirable qualities
▪ a house in a favoured position on a hill

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  • favoured — BrE, favored AmE adjective (onlt before noun) 1 receiving special attention, help, or treatment, especially in an unfair way: Foreign aid seems to go mostly to favored governments who are supporters of the US. 2 chosen by many people: Brittany is …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • favoured — UK [ˈfeɪvə(r)d] / US [ˈfeɪvərd] adjective 1) receiving better treatment than other people in a way that seems unfair the special status enjoyed by a favoured son 2) preferred or chosen the Prime Minister s favoured candidate for the post 3) a… …   English dictionary

  • favoured — adj. 1) heavily favoured 2) favoured to + inf. (our team is heavily favoured to win) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • favoured — adj. Favoured/favored is used with these nouns: ↑customer …   Collocations dictionary

  • favoured — /ˈfeɪvəd/ (say fayvuhd) adjective 1. regarded or treated with favour. 2. enjoying special advantages. 3. of specified appearance, used in combination, as in ill favoured. Also, favored …  

  • favoured supplier — noun A business which has satisfied certain conditions, such as quality and special terms, and is deemed acceptable to a purchaser such as a government department • • • Main Entry: ↑favour …   Useful english dictionary

  • favoured transition — palankusis šuolis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. favoured transition; superallowed transition vok. übererlaubter Übergang, m; erleichteter Übergang, m; supererlaubter Übergang, m rus. облегчённый переход, m; сверхразрешённый переход …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • favoured — adjective treated or regarded with partiality See Also: favour …   Wiktionary

  • favoured — fa|voured [ feıvərd ] the British spelling of favored …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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