in favour in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "in favour",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "against"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again."
        },
        {
          "text": "We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea."
      ],
      "id": "simple-in_favour-en-phrase-~OA0I-qS",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "for"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "in favour"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "in favour",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "against"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again."
        },
        {
          "text": "We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "for"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "in favour"
}

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"in favour" meaning in English

Phrase