Vocabulary
Favour
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
approval, support, or liking for someone or something.
Urdu meaning
حمایت، مہربانی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The odds may be stacked heavily in India`s favour but Pakistan might have found their lost soul.
- Resultantly, the exclusion of the more independent judges from constitutional cases has led to more decisions in favour of the executive.
- In light of these divisions, it is of utmost importance that lawyers across the country unite in favour of judicial independence for the sake of preserving their profession if nothing else.
- Countries of the region would have to eschew political considerations in favour of collaboration for the shared climate and environmental agenda.
- Switzerland`s FINMA offers a glimpse of what that independence might look like, with its consistent classifications for tokens, applied with clarity and without fear or favour.
Synonyms
approval, approbation, commendation, esteem, goodwill, kindness, benevolence
Antonyms
disfavour, disapproval
Curator example
“training is looked upon with favour by many employers”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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