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Adv. | 1. | favourably - showing approval; "he reviewed the play favorably" |
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favourably
adverb
1. positively, well, enthusiastically, helpfully, graciously, approvingly, agreeably, with approval, without prejudice, genially, with approbation, in a kindly manner, with cordiality He responded favourably to my suggestions.
2. advantageously, well, fortunately, conveniently, profitably, to your advantage, auspiciously, opportunely They are far more favourably placed than their opponents.
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Translations
بِعَين الرِّضا، مُسْتَحْسِنا، موافِقا
příznivě
hjælpsomt
á hagstæîan hátt, í hag
priaznivo
lehindelehte
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favourably
[ˈfeɪvərəbli] (British) favorably (US) adv [speak, review] → en termes favorables; [react] → favorablementto compare favourably with sth → soutenir la comparaison avec qch
to be favourably disposed towards sb → être bien disposé(e) envers qn
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favourably
, (US) favorablyadv
(= approvingly) respond → positiv; receive, regard, think, judge → wohlwollend; he was favourably impressed by it → er war davon sehr angetan; her application had impressed him very favourably → ihre Bewerbung hatte ihn sehr beeindruckt; to look favourably (up)on somebody/something → jdn/etw wohlwollend behandeln; to be favourably disposed or inclined to(wards) somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache gewogen sein (geh)
(= advantageously) → günstig; to compare favourably (with something) → im Vergleich (mit etw) gut abschneiden
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favour
(American) favor (ˈfeivə) noun1. a kind action. Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?
2. kindness or approval. She looked on him with great favour.
3. preference or too much kindness. By doing that he showed favour to the other side.
4. a state of being approved of. He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.
verb to support or show preference for. Which side do you favour?
ˈfavourable adjective , (American) favorable 1. showing approval. Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?
2. helpful or advantageous. a favourable wind.
ˈfavourably , (American) favorably adverbˈfavourite (-rit) , (American) favorite adjective
best-liked; preferred. his favourite city.
noun a person or thing that one likes best. Of all her paintings that is my favourite.
ˈfavouritism (-ri-) , (American) favoritism noun preferring or supporting one person etc more than another. I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone!
in favour of in support of. I am in favour of higher pay.
in one's favour to one's benefit or advantage. The wind was in our favour.
favour, noun, ends in -our.
The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-.
The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-.
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