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  • 51In favor with — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… …

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  • 52To curry favor — favor fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob.… …

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  • 53favor — fa|vor1 [ feıvər ] noun *** ▸ 1 something you do to help someone ▸ 2 support/admiration ▸ 3 giving unfair advantage ▸ 4 small present for guest ▸ 5 sex ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count something that you do for someone in order to help them: do someone a… …

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  • 54Favor (activity) — This article is about favour as an activity. For the gifts, see party favor and wedding favor. For other uses, see Favor (disambiguation). As an activity, a favor or favour is a deed in which help is voluntarily provided. It may be defined as… …

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  • 55One Laptop per Child — OLPC redirects here. For other uses, see OLPC (disambiguation). One Laptop per Child Formation January 2005 Type Non profit Headquarters Cambridge, Massachuset …

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  • 56favor — Synonyms and related words: OK, abet, abetment, accept, acceptance, accommodate, accomplishment, accord respect to, account, acculturate, acknowledgment, act of courtesy, act of grace, act of kindness, adherence, admiration, admire, adopt,… …

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  • 57One-state solution — Part of a series on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian peace process …

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  • 58favor — 1. noun 1) will you do me a favor? Syn: service, good turn, good deed, kindness, act of kindness, courtesy Ant: disservice 2) she looked on him with favor Syn: approval …

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  • 59favor — 01. Could you do me a [favor], and drop this letter in the mail for me? 02. What is your [favorite] kind of music? 03. The movie has received [favorable] reviews from all the major newspapers. 04. The governor s new tax initiatives are certain to …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 60favor — 1. noun /feɪvər/ a) A deed in which help is voluntarily provided. He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home. b) Goodwill; benevolent regard. She enjoyed the queens favor. 2. verb /feɪvər/ a) To look upon …

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