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For; in support of; approving; supporting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- Many people are in favor of capital punishment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all for, pro
Antonyms: none provided
For the benefit of; to the order of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- He endorsed the note in favor of his uncle who had lent them the money.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in behalf of
Antonyms: none provided
Out of preference for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- He left school after just three years in favor of a professional sports career.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in something's favor
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
a favor de
— in support of
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Chinese Mandarin:
贊成 /赞成
(zànchéng)
— in support of
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Chinese Mandarin:
支持
(zhīchí)
— in support of
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Dutch:
voor
— in support of
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Finnish:
puolesta
— in support of
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French:
en faveur de
— in support of
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German:
für
— in support of
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Japanese:
...賛成して
(...sansei shite)
— in support of
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Japanese:
...の賛成で
(... no sansei de)
— in support of
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Macedonian:
за
(za)
— in support of
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Malayalam:
അനുകൂലമായി
(anukūlamāyi)
— in support of
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Polish:
za
— in support of
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Portuguese:
a favor de
— in support of
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Romanian:
în favoarea
— in support of
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Romanian:
în avantajul
— in support of
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Russian:
в по́льзу
(v pólʹzu)
— in support of
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Russian:
за
(za)
— in support of
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Russian:
во бла́го
(vo blágo)
— in support of
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Russian:
ра́ди
(rádi)
— in support of
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Russian:
в интере́сах
(v interésax)
— in support of
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Serbo-Croatian:
у корист
— in support of
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Serbo-Croatian:
u korist
— in support of
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Spanish:
a favor de
— in support of
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Swedish:
för
— in support of
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Turkish:
leh
— in support of
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Turkish:
yan
— in support of
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Vietnamese:
ủng hộ
— in support of
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Vietnamese:
thuận
— in support of
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Dutch:
ten gunste van
— for the benefit of
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French:
en faveur de
— for the benefit of
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Galician:
a prol de
— for the benefit of
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German:
zugunsten
— for the benefit of
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Italian:
in favore di
— for the benefit of
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Polish:
na korzyść
— for the benefit of
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Polish:
na rzecz
— for the benefit of
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Portuguese:
em prol de
— for the benefit of
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Russian:
в по́льзу
(v pólʹzu)
— for the benefit of
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Spanish:
en apoyo de
— for the benefit of
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Swedish:
för
— for the benefit of
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Vietnamese:
cho
— for the benefit of
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Polish:
na rzecz
— out of preference for
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Russian:
в по́льзу
(v pólʹzu)
— out of preference for
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Spanish:
en favor de
— out of preference for
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Swedish:
för
— out of preference for