favor
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noun
1. approval, support, or liking for someone or something:
(計画･意見などへの)支持, 賛成
e.g. the legislation is viewed with favor.
overgenerous preferential treatment:
えこひいき, 偏愛
e.g. they accused you of showing favor to one of the players.
a small gift or souvenir:
｟米｠ (パーティなどで客がもらう)ささやかな贈り物, 記念品
e.g. good party favors include stickers, hair barrettes, or crayons.
archaic a thing such as a badge or knot of ribbons that is given or worn as a mark of liking or support.
｟英｠ (政党･サッカーチームなどの支持者が付ける)バッジ, リボン
2. an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual:
親切な行為, 手助け; ひいき
e.g. I've come to ask you a favor.
(one's favors) dated used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual intercourse with her:
｟やや古｠ ; 〖通例one's ～s〗 情交, 性交, 体を許すこと
e.g. she had granted her favors to him.
verb with object
1. feel or show approval or preference for:
…に賛成する, …を好む; 〈人が〉…を支持する
e.g. slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favor.
give unfairly preferential treatment to:
«…よりも» 〈人〉をえこひいきする, 好む «over» ; …をかばう
e.g. critics argued that the policy favored the private sector.
work to the advantage of:
e.g. natural selection has favored bats.
2. (favor someone with) (often used in polite requests) give someone (something that they want):
｟かたく｠ ; 〖～ A with B〗 A〈人〉にB〈特別の計らい･親切な行為など〉をしてあげる; A〈人〉にB〈物〉を与える
e.g. please favor me with an answer.
3. dated or North American informal resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features:
｟主に米･くだけて｠ 〈親など〉に似ている (!｟英｠ では｟やや古｠ )
e.g. she's pretty, and she favors you.
4. treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it:
〈負傷した部分〉をいたわる; …をそっと使う
e.g. he favors his sore leg.
PHRASES
do someone a favor
do something for someone as an act of kindness.
in favor
1. (also out of favor) meeting (or not meeting) with approval: they were not in favor with the party | proper dancing has gone out of favor.
2. having or showing approval: the appeals court ruled 2-1 in favor of his extradition.
in one's favor
to one's advantage: events were moving in his favor.
in favor of
1. to be replaced by: he stepped down as leader in favor of his rival.
2. to the advantage of: the final score was 25-16 in favor of Washington.
DERIVATIVES
favorer noun
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the noun sense ‘liking, preference’): via Old French from Latin favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’).