"find favour" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: finds favour [present, singular, third-person], finding favour [participle, present], found favour [participle, past], found favour [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|find<,,found> favour}} find favour (third-person singular simple present finds favour, present participle finding favour, simple past and past participle found favour)
  1. (transitive with with) To be met with approval. Synonyms: find favor Translations (Translations): saada kannatusta (Finnish), saada suosiota (Finnish), trouver grâce (French)
    Sense id: en-find_favour-en-verb-FkpE7uU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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