"favorite" meaning in English

See favorite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: En-us-favorite.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-favorite.wav Forms: more favorite [comparative], most favorite [superlative], fav'rite [alternative, archaic, poetic]
Rhymes: -eɪvɹɪt Head templates: {{en-adj}} favorite (comparative more favorite, superlative most favorite)
  1. US standard spelling of favourite. Tags: US, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: favourite
    Sense id: en-favorite-en-adj-AJoNaE~8 Categories (other): American English

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: En-us-favorite.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-favorite.wav Forms: favorites [plural], fav'rite [alternative, archaic, poetic]
Rhymes: -eɪvɹɪt Head templates: {{en-noun}} favorite (plural favorites)
  1. US standard spelling of favourite. Tags: US, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: favourite
    Sense id: en-favorite-en-noun-AJoNaE~8 Categories (other): American English

Verb

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: En-us-favorite.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-favorite.wav Forms: favorites [present, singular, third-person], favoriting [participle, present], favorited [participle, past], favorited [past], fav'rite [alternative, archaic, poetic]
Rhymes: -eɪvɹɪt Head templates: {{en-verb}} favorite (third-person singular simple present favorites, present participle favoriting, simple past and past participle favorited)
  1. US standard spelling of favourite. Tags: US, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: favourite Derived forms: cofavorite, favo, favoritest, favoritism, favoritize, nonfavorite, unfavorite
    Sense id: en-favorite-en-verb-AJoNaE~8 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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