favouriteUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfeɪvrɪt/
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favourite
Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most. What is your favourite television programme? Her favourite writer is Hans Christian Andersen. Don't use ‘most’ with favourite. Don't say, for example, ‘This is my most favourite book’. You say ‘This is my favourite book’. The American spelling of ‘favourite’ is favorite. 'favourite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "favourite" in the title: ...can now eat her favourite food/foods... - English Only forum
'your favourite part/place in your city' - English Only forum [Tigers/The tiger] is my favourite animal(s). - English Only forum A bare 55-45 favourite - English Only forum A book by my favourite author - English Only forum a born favourite - English Only forum a favourite book of mine - English Only forum a favourite of .... - English Only forum A new movie <from><in> my favourite genre - English Only forum A sound clip: "My favourite piece of music is...." - English Only forum Another song is my favourite. - English Only forum baked to a crunch, with plenty of our favourite fruits - English Only forum Best favourite - English Only forum Bread and butter is/are my favourite breakfast. - English Only forum Can “my favourite car” mean my car favoured by some indefinite people in a very specific context? - English Only forum choose a < passionate / favourite > career - English Only forum Diana and I's favourite song - English Only forum Do you have your favourite - English Only forum Dogs are my favourite animal or animals - English Only forum Dogs is/are my favourite pet - English Only forum every politician’s favourite punchbag - English Only forum Fall back on their favourite hobby - English Only forum favourite - English Only forum favourite - English Only forum favourite - English Only forum Favourite British slang - English Only forum favourite colour for a car/of a car - English Only forum favourite food is <the?> chocolate - English Only forum favourite <food/foods is/are> hamburgers and pizzas. - English Only forum favourite <food><foods> - English Only forum more...
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