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favouring

 
Verb favour has 4 senses
  1. favor, favour - treat gently or carefully
    --1 is one way to spare, save
    Derived form: noun favour1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. privilege, favor, favour - bestow a privilege upon
    --2 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
    Derived forms: noun favour1, noun favour5
    Sample sentence:
    They favour him to write the letter
  3. prefer, favor, favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
    --3 is one way to promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
    Derived form: noun favour1
    Sample sentences:
    Sam cannot favour Sue
    The chefs favour the vegetables
  4. favor, favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
    --4 is one way to see, consider, reckon, view, regard
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
favour favourable favourable position favourable reception favourableness favourably favoure favoured favouring favourite favourite son favourites favouritism favours favus fawkes fawkes day

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