Phrase guide

in favor of

prep · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep

Meaning 1

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

2

prep

Meaning 2

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

3

prep

Meaning 3

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

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: a favor de — in support of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 贊成 /赞成 (zànchéng) — in support of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 支持 (zhīchí) — in support of
  • Dutch: voor — in support of
  • Finnish: puolesta — in support of
  • French: en faveur de — in support of
  • German: für — in support of
  • Japanese: ...賛成して (...sansei shite) — in support of
  • Japanese: ...の賛成で (... no sansei de) — in support of
  • Macedonian: за (za) — in support of
  • Malayalam: അനുകൂലമായി (anukūlamāyi) — in support of
  • Polish: za — in support of
  • Portuguese: a favor de — in support of
  • Romanian: în favoarea — in support of
  • Romanian: în avantajul — in support of
  • Russian: в по́льзу (v pólʹzu) — in support of
  • Russian: за (za) — in support of
  • Russian: во бла́го (vo blágo) — in support of
  • Russian: ра́ди (rádi) — in support of
  • Russian: в интере́сах (v interésax) — in support of
  • Serbo-Croatian: у корист — in support of
  • Serbo-Croatian: u korist — in support of
  • Spanish: a favor de — in support of
  • Swedish: för — in support of
  • Turkish: leh — in support of
  • Turkish: yan — in support of
  • Vietnamese: ủng hộ — in support of
  • Vietnamese: thuận — in support of
  • Dutch: ten gunste van — for the benefit of
  • French: en faveur de — for the benefit of
  • Galician: a prol de — for the benefit of
  • German: zugunsten — for the benefit of
  • Italian: in favore di — for the benefit of
  • Polish: na korzyść — for the benefit of
  • Polish: na rzecz — for the benefit of
  • Portuguese: em prol de — for the benefit of
  • Russian: в по́льзу (v pólʹzu) — for the benefit of
  • Spanish: en apoyo de — for the benefit of
  • Swedish: för — for the benefit of
  • Vietnamese: cho — for the benefit of
  • Polish: na rzecz — out of preference for
  • Russian: в по́льзу (v pólʹzu) — out of preference for
  • Spanish: en favor de — out of preference for
  • Swedish: för — out of preference for