"favourite" meaning in English

See favourite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: en-us-favourite.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favor and favori. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|favorit}} Middle French favorit, {{der|en|fro|favorit}} Old French favorit, {{der|en|it|favorito|t=favoured, favourite}} Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), {{der|en|it|favorire|t=to favor}} Italian favorire (“to favor”), {{m|it|favore}} favore, {{der|en|la|favor||good will, favor}} Latin favor (“good will, favor”), {{m|la|faveō||I favour}} faveō (“I favour”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|*bʰeh₂weh₁yeti|to be favourable to}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||to shine, glow light}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”), {{doublet|en|favor|favori}} Doublet of favor and favori Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} favourite
  1. Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified). Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland Translations (preferred): gunstelling (Afrikaans), Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact (American Sign Language), مُفَضَّل (mufaḍḍal) (Arabic), مصاحب (muṣāḥib) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), আটাইতকে ভাল লাগা (ataitke bhal laga) [Central] (Assamese), আটাইতকৈ ভাল লগা (ataitkoi bhal loga) [Eastern] (Assamese), ܡܲܛܐܒ݂ܵܐ (maṭˀḇā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܥܲܠ (yatīr mūḥibbā ˁal) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), favoritu (Asturian), preferíu (Asturian), sevimli (Azerbaijani), улюбёны (uljubjóny) (Belarusian), любі́мы (ljubímy) (Belarusian), предпочи́тан (predpočítan) (Bulgarian), люби́м (ljubím) (Bulgarian), favorit (Catalan), preferit (Catalan), 最喜愛的 (Chinese Mandarin), 最喜爱的 (zuì xǐ'ài de) (Chinese Mandarin), nejoblíbenější (Czech), yndlings- (Danish), favoriet (Dutch), lievelings- (Dutch), geliefkoost (Dutch), plej ŝatata (Esperanto), plej preferata (Esperanto), lemmik (Estonian), lempi- (Finnish), mieli- (Finnish), lemppari (Finnish), préféré (French), favori (French), favorito (Galician), preferido (Galician), საყვარელი (saq̇vareli) (Georgian), ფავორიტი (pavoriṭi) (Georgian), Lieblings- (German), liebster (German), bevorzugter (German), αγαπημένος (agapiménos) (Greek), ευνοούμενος (evnooúmenos) [masculine] (Greek), מועדף \ מָעֳדָף (mo'odáf) (Hebrew), רָצוּי (ratsúi) (Hebrew), kedvenc (Hungarian), preferito (Italian), favorito (Italian), amato [masculine] (Italian), お気に入りの (o-ki-ni-iri-no) (alt: おきにいりの) (Japanese), 最も好きな (mottomo-suki-na) (alt: もっともすきな) (Japanese), 大好きな (dai-suki na) (alt: だいすきな) (Japanese), 제일 좋아하는 (jeil joahaneun) (Korean), 가장 좋아하는 (gajang joahaneun) (Korean), 최애 (choeae) (alt: 最愛) [colloquial] (Korean), mīļākais (Latvian), омилен (omilen) (Macedonian), kegemaran (Malay), rorotu (Maori), favori [Jersey] (Norman), favoritt (Norwegian), yndlings (Norwegian), مورد علاقه (mowred-e 'alâqe) (Persian), محبوب (mahbub) (Persian), ulubiony (Polish), favorito (Portuguese), preferido (Portuguese), predileto (Portuguese), favorit [masculine] (Romanian), favorită [feminine] (Romanian), люби́мый (ljubímyj) (Russian), излю́бленный (izljúblennyj) (Russian), प्रिय (priya) (Sanskrit), о̀миљен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), најдражи [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), òmiljen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), najdraži [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), obľúbený (Slovak), najljubši (Slovene), favorito (Spanish), preferido (Spanish), predilecto (Spanish), favorit- (Swedish), älsklings- (Swedish), en sevdiği (Turkish), gözde (Turkish), favori (Turkish), улю́блений (uljúblenyj) (Ukrainian), люби́мий (ljubýmyj) (Ukrainian), پسندیدہ (pasandīda) (Urdu), دل پسند (dil-pasand) (Urdu), được ưa thích (Vietnamese), באַליבט (balibt) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-adj-jMC9sDXZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, South African English Disambiguation of British English: 12 7 6 14 7 18 8 5 15 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of South African English: 12 3 9 27 4 28 4 1 7 5 Disambiguation of 'preferred': 59 41
  2. Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-adj-7qXFUp~8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (American English): favorite
Disambiguation of 'American English': 13 6 5 15 6 15 11 5 18 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: en-us-favourite.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg [Australia] Forms: favourites [plural]
Etymology: Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favor and favori. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|favorit}} Middle French favorit, {{der|en|fro|favorit}} Old French favorit, {{der|en|it|favorito|t=favoured, favourite}} Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), {{der|en|it|favorire|t=to favor}} Italian favorire (“to favor”), {{m|it|favore}} favore, {{der|en|la|favor||good will, favor}} Latin favor (“good will, favor”), {{m|la|faveō||I favour}} faveō (“I favour”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|*bʰeh₂weh₁yeti|to be favourable to}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||to shine, glow light}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”), {{doublet|en|favor|favori}} Doublet of favor and favori Head templates: {{en-noun}} favourite (plural favourites)
  1. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland Translations (person who enjoys special regard or favour): любі́мец (ljubímjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), улюбёнец (uljubjónjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), улюбе́нец (uljubjénjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), фавары́т (favarýt) [masculine] (Belarusian), люби́мец (ljubímec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), фавори́т (favorít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), favorit [masculine] (Catalan), 寵兒 (Chinese Mandarin), 宠儿 (chǒng'ér) (Chinese Mandarin), favoriet [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), lellikki (Finnish), suosikki (Finnish), favori (French), favorito [masculine] (Galician), privado (Galician), Liebling [masculine] (German), Favorit [masculine] (German), kedvenc (Hungarian), favorit (Indonesian), favorito [masculine] (Italian), お気に入り (okiniiri) (alt: おきにいり) (Japanese), makau (Maori), paruhi (Maori), سوگلی (sowgoli) (Persian), ulubieniec [masculine] (Polish), ulubienica [feminine] (Polish), beniaminek [masculine] (Polish), pupil [masculine] (Polish), favorito (Portuguese), favorit [masculine] (Romanian), favorită [feminine] (Romanian), люби́мец (ljubímec) [masculine] (Russian), фавори́т (favorít) [masculine] (Russian), фавори́тка (favorítka) [feminine] (Russian), люби́мчик (ljubímčik) [masculine] (Russian), favorito [masculine] (Spanish), favorit [common-gender] (Swedish), улю́бленець (uljúblenecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), улю́бленик (uljúblenyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), укоха́нець (ukoxánecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), лю́бленець (ljúblenecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), фавори́т (favorýt) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ffefryn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-noun-vvTbUvpI Disambiguation of 'person who enjoys special regard or favour': 58 30 4 7 1
  2. A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland Synonyms: top dog, darling Translations (person who is preferred or trusted above all others): люби́мец (ljubímec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), suosikki (Finnish), favori (French), Liebling [masculine] (German), Favorit [masculine] (German), سوگلی (sowgoli) (Persian), favorito (Portuguese), kipenzi (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-noun--51eEq5S Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, Commonwealth English, South African English Disambiguation of British English: 12 7 6 14 7 18 8 5 15 6 Disambiguation of Canadian English: 12 3 4 27 4 15 4 5 20 5 Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 14 2 2 35 2 16 2 2 22 2 Disambiguation of South African English: 12 3 9 27 4 28 4 1 7 5 Disambiguation of 'person who is preferred or trusted above all others': 12 78 2 7 0
  3. A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland Translations (contestant or competitor thought most likely to win): фавори́т (favorít) [masculine] (Bulgarian), favoriet [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ennakkosuosikki (Finnish), suosikki (Finnish), favori (French), Favorit (German), φαβορί (favorí) [neuter] (Greek), favorit (Hungarian), favorito [masculine] (Italian), faworyt [masculine] (Polish), favorito (Portuguese), фавори́т (favorít) [masculine] (Russian), фавори́тка (favorítka) [feminine] (Russian), фаво̀рӣт [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), favòrīt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), favorit [common-gender] (Swedish), gözde (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-noun-xK-EaLTF Disambiguation of 'contestant or competitor thought most likely to win': 3 6 88 2 1
  4. (Internet) A bookmark in a web browser. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-noun-noCk68K5 Categories (other): American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts, Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, South African English Disambiguation of American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 24 2 2 19 0 38 3 0 2 10 Disambiguation of Australian English: 16 3 3 13 2 45 4 2 2 10 Disambiguation of British English: 12 7 6 14 7 18 8 5 15 6 Disambiguation of New Zealand English: 16 3 3 23 2 34 4 2 6 7 Disambiguation of South African English: 12 3 9 27 4 28 4 1 7 5
  5. (in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II. Tags: Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland, in-plural
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-noun-WM-0eBTE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (American English): favorite Derived forms: hot favourite, unbackable favourite Related terms: favor, favorable, favour
Disambiguation of 'American English': 13 6 5 15 6 15 11 5 18 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ Audio: en-us-favourite.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg [Australia] Forms: favourites [present, singular, third-person], favouriting [participle, present], favourited [participle, past], favourited [past]
Etymology: Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favor and favori. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|favorit}} Middle French favorit, {{der|en|fro|favorit}} Old French favorit, {{der|en|it|favorito|t=favoured, favourite}} Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), {{der|en|it|favorire|t=to favor}} Italian favorire (“to favor”), {{m|it|favore}} favore, {{der|en|la|favor||good will, favor}} Latin favor (“good will, favor”), {{m|la|faveō||I favour}} faveō (“I favour”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|*bʰeh₂weh₁yeti|to be favourable to}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||to shine, glow light}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”), {{doublet|en|favor|favori}} Doublet of favor and favori Head templates: {{en-verb}} favourite (third-person singular simple present favourites, present participle favouriting, simple past and past participle favourited)
  1. To favour. Tags: Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New-Zealand, South-Africa
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-verb-wAqJTX6a
  2. (Internet) To bookmark. Tags: Australia, Britain, Canada, Internet, Ireland, Malta, New-Zealand, South-Africa Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-verb-tsUL0Iez Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of British English: 12 7 6 14 7 18 8 5 15 6
  3. (Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists. Tags: Australia, Britain, Canada, Internet, Ireland, Malta, New-Zealand, South-Africa Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-favourite-en-verb-~af5os-N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (American English): favorite Derived forms: fave Translations (to add to favourites): favoritmarkera (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'American English': 13 6 5 15 6 15 11 5 18 5 Disambiguation of 'to add to favourites': 2 51 47

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "preferred",
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        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zuì xǐ'ài de",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "最喜爱的"
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        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "nejoblíbenější"
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        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "yndlings-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favoriet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "lievelings-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "geliefkoost"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "plej ŝatata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "plej preferata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "lemmik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "lempi-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "mieli-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "lemppari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "préféré"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "preferido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saq̇vareli",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "საყვარელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "pavoriṭi",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "ფავორიტი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "Lieblings-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "liebster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "bevorzugter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "agapiménos",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "αγαπημένος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "evnooúmenos",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ευνοούμενος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mo'odáf",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "מועדף \\ מָעֳדָף"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ratsúi",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "רָצוּי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "kedvenc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "preferito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "alt": "おきにいりの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "o-ki-ni-iri-no",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "お気に入りの"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "alt": "もっともすきな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mottomo-suki-na",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "最も好きな"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "alt": "だいすきな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dai-suki na",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "大好きな"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeil joahaneun",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "제일 좋아하는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gajang joahaneun",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "가장 좋아하는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "alt": "最愛",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "choeae",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "최애"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "mīļākais"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "omilen",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "омилен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "kegemaran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "rorotu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "Jersey"
          ],
          "word": "favori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favoritt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "yndlings"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mowred-e 'alâqe",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "مورد علاقه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mahbub",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "محبوب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "ulubiony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "preferido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "predileto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "favorită"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubímyj",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "люби́мый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izljúblennyj",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "излю́бленный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "priya",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "प्रिय"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "о̀миљен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "најдражи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "òmiljen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "najdraži"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "obľúbený"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "najljubši"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "preferido"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "predilecto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favorit-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "älsklings-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "en sevdiği"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "gözde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "favori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uljúblenyj",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "улю́блений"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ljubýmyj",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "люби́мий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "pasandīda",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "پسندیدہ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "dil-pasand",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "دل پسند"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "được ưa thích"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "59 41",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "balibt",
          "sense": "preferred",
          "word": "באַליבט"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I just saw a movie with all my favourite actors in it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers."
      ],
      "id": "en-favourite-en-adj-7qXFUp~8",
      "links": [
        [
          "category",
          "category"
        ],
        [
          "member",
          "member"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "Commonwealth",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg/En-us-favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "13 6 5 15 6 15 11 5 18 5",
      "sense": "American English",
      "word": "favorite"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "favourite"
  ],
  "word": "favourite"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hot favourite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unbackable favourite"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "favorit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French favorit",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "favorit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French favorit",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "favorito",
        "t": "favoured, favourite"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "favorire",
        "t": "to favor"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian favorire (“to favor”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "favore"
      },
      "expansion": "favore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "favor",
        "4": "",
        "5": "good will, favor"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin favor (“good will, favor”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "faveō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I favour"
      },
      "expansion": "faveō (“I favour”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "*bʰeh₂weh₁yeti",
        "5": "to be favourable to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to shine, glow light"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "favor",
        "3": "favori"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of favor and favori",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favor and favori.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "favourites",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "favourite (plural favourites)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "favor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "favorable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "favour"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unfavourite"
        },
        {
          "word": "unfavorite"
        }
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The teacher's favourite always went first.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour."
      ],
      "id": "en-favourite-en-noun-vvTbUvpI",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "special",
          "special"
        ],
        [
          "regard",
          "regard"
        ],
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "Commonwealth",
        "Ireland"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljubímjec",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "любі́мец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uljubjónjec",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "улюбёнец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "uljubjénjec",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "улюбе́нец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "favarýt",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавары́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ljubímec",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "люби́мец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "favorít",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "寵兒"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chǒng'ér",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "宠儿"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favoriet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "privado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Liebling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "kedvenc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "alt": "おきにいり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "okiniiri",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "お気に入り"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "paruhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sowgoli",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "سوگلی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ulubieniec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ulubienica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "beniaminek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pupil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "favorită"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubímec",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "люби́мец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "favorít",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "favorítka",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́тка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ljubímčik",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "люби́мчик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uljúblenecʹ",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "улю́бленець"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uljúblenyk",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "улю́бленик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ukoxánecʹ",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "укоха́нець"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ljúblenecʹ",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "лю́бленець"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "favorýt",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 30 4 7 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ffefryn"
        }
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          "name": "British English",
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        {
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 3 9 27 4 28 4 1 7 5",
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          "name": "South African English",
          "parents": [],
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        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "darling"
        }
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        "Ireland"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ljubímec",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "люби́мец"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "word": "suosikki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "word": "favori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Liebling"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sowgoli",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "word": "سوگلی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 78 2 7 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
          "word": "kipenzi"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "She's the favourite, she'll probably be elected.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win."
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        [
          "contestant",
          "contestant"
        ],
        [
          "competitor",
          "competitor"
        ],
        [
          "likely",
          "likely"
        ],
        [
          "win",
          "win"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "Commonwealth",
        "Ireland"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "favorít",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favoriet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "ennakkosuosikki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "suosikki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "favori"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "Favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "favorí",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "φαβορί"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "faworyt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "word": "favorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "favorít",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "favorítka",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "фавори́тка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фаво̀рӣт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "favòrīt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "favorit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 6 88 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
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        }
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            "Technology",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 3 3 13 2 45 4 2 2 10",
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          "name": "Australian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 7 6 14 7 18 8 5 15 6",
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          "name": "British English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 3 3 23 2 34 4 2 6 7",
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          "name": "New Zealand English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 3 9 27 4 28 4 1 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South African English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "A bookmark in a web browser."
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      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
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        [
          "bookmark",
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        [
          "web browser",
          "web browser"
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        "(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "Commonwealth",
        "Internet",
        "Ireland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "ref": "1701, George Farquhar, Sir Harry Wildair",
          "text": "the Favourites hang loose upon the Temples with a languishing Lock in the middle",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II."
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      "links": [
        [
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          "curl"
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        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ],
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        "(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "Commonwealth",
        "Ireland",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/"
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      "audio": "en-us-favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg/En-us-favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
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    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "13 6 5 15 6 15 11 5 18 5",
      "sense": "American English",
      "word": "favorite"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "favourite"
  ],
  "word": "favourite"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fave"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "favorit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French favorit",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "favorit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French favorit",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "favorito",
        "t": "favoured, favourite"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "favorire",
        "t": "to favor"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian favorire (“to favor”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "favore"
      },
      "expansion": "favore",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "favor",
        "4": "",
        "5": "good will, favor"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin favor (“good will, favor”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "faveō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "I favour"
      },
      "expansion": "faveō (“I favour”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "*bʰeh₂weh₁yeti",
        "5": "to be favourable to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to shine, glow light"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "favor",
        "3": "favori"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of favor and favori",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“I favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favor and favori.",
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    {
      "form": "favourites",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "люби́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izljúblennyj",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "излю́бленный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "priya",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "प्रिय"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "о̀миљен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "најдражи"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "òmiljen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "najdraži"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "obľúbený"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "najljubši"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "preferido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "predilecto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "favorit-"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "älsklings-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "en sevdiği"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "gözde"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "favori"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uljúblenyj",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "улю́блений"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljubýmyj",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "люби́мий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "pasandīda",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "پسندیدہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "dil-pasand",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "دل پسند"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "được ưa thích"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "balibt",
      "sense": "preferred",
      "word": "באַליבט"
    }
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}

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          "win"
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        "Commonwealth",
        "Internet",
        "Ireland"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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      "word": "favorite"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ljubímjec",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "любі́мец"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "uljubjónjec",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "улюбёнец"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "uljubjénjec",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "улюбе́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "favarýt",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавары́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljubímec",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мец"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "favorít",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "寵兒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chǒng'ér",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "宠儿"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favoriet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "lellikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "suosikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "favori"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "privado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "kedvenc"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "おきにいり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "okiniiri",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "お気に入り"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "makau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "paruhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sowgoli",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "سوگلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ulubieniec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ulubienica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beniaminek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pupil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "favorită"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímec",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "favorít",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "favorítka",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ljubímčik",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uljúblenecʹ",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "улю́бленець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uljúblenyk",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "улю́бленик"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukoxánecʹ",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "укоха́нець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ljúblenecʹ",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лю́бленець"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "favorýt",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "person who enjoys special regard or favour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ffefryn"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ljubímec",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "люби́мец"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "word": "suosikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "word": "favori"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sowgoli",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "word": "سوگلی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person who is preferred or trusted above all others",
      "word": "kipenzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "favorít",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favoriet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "ennakkosuosikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "suosikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "favori"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "Favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "favorí",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φαβορί"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faworyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "favorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "favorít",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "favorítka",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фавори́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фаво̀рӣт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "favòrīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "favorit"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contestant or competitor thought most likely to win",
      "word": "gözde"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "favourite"
  ],
  "word": "favourite"
}

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    "British English",
    "Canadian English",
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    "English 2-syllable words",
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Italian",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "New Zealand English",
    "Requests for review of American Sign Language translations",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of Greek translations",
    "Requests for review of Icelandic translations",
    "Requests for review of Maori translations",
    "Requests for review of Portuguese translations",
    "Requests for review of Turkish translations",
    "South African English"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fave"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "favorit"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
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        "2": "it",
        "3": "favorito",
        "t": "favoured, favourite"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "t": "to favor"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "favore",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "favor",
        "4": "",
        "5": "good will, favor"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "I favour"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to shine, glow light"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "favor",
        "3": "favori"
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    }
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      "form": "favourites",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "favouriting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "favourited",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "favourited",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To favour."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favour",
          "favour#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "Britain",
        "Canada",
        "Ireland",
        "Malta",
        "New-Zealand",
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Internet"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bookmark."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "bookmark",
          "bookmark"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Internet) To bookmark."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "Britain",
        "Canada",
        "Internet",
        "Ireland",
        "Malta",
        "New-Zealand",
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "unfavourite"
        },
        {
          "word": "unfavorite"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "en:Internet"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "website",
          "website"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "Britain",
        "Canada",
        "Internet",
        "Ireland",
        "Malta",
        "New-Zealand",
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg/En-us-favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/En-us-favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/EN-AU_ck1_favourite.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "American English",
      "word": "favorite"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to add to favourites",
      "word": "favoritmarkera"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "favourite"
  ],
  "word": "favourite"
}

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