Favourite
noun
A person, thing, or event that is preferred or liked more than others.
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite.
Often appears as...
- my favourite
- everyone's favourite
adjective
Liked or preferred most of everything else.
This is my favourite book.
Often appears as...
- favourite book
- favourite movie
noun
In sports and games, the competitor or team expected to win.
The favourite won the horse race.
Often appears as...
- the favourite to win
- the title favourite
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A person, thing, or event that is preferred or liked more than others.
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite.
Often appears as...
- my favourite
- everyone's favourite
adjective
Liked or preferred most of everything else.
This is my favourite book.
Often appears as...
- favourite book
- favourite movie
noun
In sports and games, the competitor or team expected to win.
The favourite won the horse race.
Often appears as...
- the favourite to win
- the title favourite
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Choice
What's someone's favourite may vary greatly from person to person.
Pop music is her favourite, but he prefers jazz.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Favourites can differ between cultures, like favourite foods or holidays.
Sushi is a favourite in Japan.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Use 'favourite' to stress a strong preference, typically for positive reasons.
Going to the beach is my absolute favourite.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Choice
What's someone's favourite may vary greatly from person to person.
Pop music is her favourite, but he prefers jazz.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Favourites can differ between cultures, like favourite foods or holidays.
Sushi is a favourite in Japan.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Use 'favourite' to stress a strong preference, typically for positive reasons.
Going to the beach is my absolute favourite.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Choice
What's someone's favourite may vary greatly from person to person.
Pop music is her favourite, but he prefers jazz.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Variance
Favourites can differ between cultures, like favourite foods or holidays.
Sushi is a favourite in Japan.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Emphasis
Use 'favourite' to stress a strong preference, typically for positive reasons.
Going to the beach is my absolute favourite.
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The paradox of value -...
You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated, and the hundredth would spoil before you could even get to it. Or you could pay to see the same movie over and over until you got bored of it or spent all of your money. Either way, you'd eventually reach a point
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Go Inside an Antarctic...
supermarket in the world packed for the lantern fish which is their primary prey here but my favorite part is the crash when the chicks of five weeks old their parents leave them in a kindergarten food becomes scarce during the winter so both of the parents have to go out into the open ocean to hunt depending on
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A brief history of...
But is there something sad about a world without sadness? Our cavemen ancestors and favorite poets might not want any part of such a paradise. In fact, the only things about sadness that seem universally agreed upon are that it has been felt by most people throughout time, and that for thousands of years,
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David Birch: A new way...
My favorite statistic of all only 4 billion toothbrushes in the world. That means something. I don't know what. I rely on our futurologists to tell me. It has to be a utility which is extensible. So it has to be something that anybody could build on. Anybody should be able to use this infrastructure;
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Why Shakespeare loved...
The pirate can only walk in iambs, a living reminder of Shakespeare's favorite meter. Iambic pentameter is when he takes ten steps. Our pirate friend can even help us remember how to properly mark it if we image the footprints he leaves walking along a deserted island
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How playing sports...
The victory of the underdog over the favored team. The last minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The high-energy training montages. Many people love to glorify victory on the playing field, cheer for favorite teams, and play sports.
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The psychological weight...
head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one
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What makes a hero? -...
but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern? Status quo, that's where we start.
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
rajo and vagani stay together for three days and showing pagani around is an important part of rajo's courting technique this is his favorite water hole
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THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
and we can't fit in another morsel he carries his favorite treat with him easier said than done
Video examples
The paradox of value -...
You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated, and the hundredth would spoil before you could even get to it. Or you could pay to see the same movie over and over until you got bored of it or spent all of your money. Either way, you'd eventually reach a point
Video examples
Go Inside an Antarctic...
supermarket in the world packed for the lantern fish which is their primary prey here but my favorite part is the crash when the chicks of five weeks old their parents leave them in a kindergarten food becomes scarce during the winter so both of the parents have to go out into the open ocean to hunt depending on
Video examples
A brief history of...
But is there something sad about a world without sadness? Our cavemen ancestors and favorite poets might not want any part of such a paradise. In fact, the only things about sadness that seem universally agreed upon are that it has been felt by most people throughout time, and that for thousands of years,
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David Birch: A new way...
My favorite statistic of all only 4 billion toothbrushes in the world. That means something. I don't know what. I rely on our futurologists to tell me. It has to be a utility which is extensible. So it has to be something that anybody could build on. Anybody should be able to use this infrastructure;
Video examples
Why Shakespeare loved...
The pirate can only walk in iambs, a living reminder of Shakespeare's favorite meter. Iambic pentameter is when he takes ten steps. Our pirate friend can even help us remember how to properly mark it if we image the footprints he leaves walking along a deserted island
Video examples
How playing sports...
The victory of the underdog over the favored team. The last minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The high-energy training montages. Many people love to glorify victory on the playing field, cheer for favorite teams, and play sports.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
but the quest passes through an unfamiliar, special world. Along the way, there are some key events. Think about your favorite book or movie. Does it follow this pattern? Status quo, that's where we start.
Video examples
Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
rajo and vagani stay together for three days and showing pagani around is an important part of rajo's courting technique this is his favorite water hole
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THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
and we can't fit in another morsel he carries his favorite treat with him easier said than done
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Virgil Abloh
American Designer
DJing is my only peace of mind. When the phone is off, I play my favourite songs really loud for myself, and I'm not talking to anyone; I'm not managing anything. It's just, like, a time when I can listen to music.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
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Ali Wong
American Actress
Stand-up will always be my favorite and the most important thing that I do. I view everything else as free money.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I don't know what my favorite film of mine is... But I think the most important film I was in was 'Glory'.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
A magazine once asked my favourite beauty product and I said water.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
My favorite writers have been those who've said things well.
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Erin Heatherton
American Model
Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Our favorite holding period is forever.
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Virgil Abloh
American Designer
DJing is my only peace of mind. When the phone is off, I play my favourite songs really loud for myself, and I'm not talking to anyone; I'm not managing anything. It's just, like, a time when I can listen to music.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
Quote examples
Ali Wong
American Actress
Stand-up will always be my favorite and the most important thing that I do. I view everything else as free money.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
One of my favorite things about doing movies is that you get to do different things you'd never do in real life.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
I don't know what my favorite film of mine is... But I think the most important film I was in was 'Glory'.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.
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Gavin Esler
Scottish Journalist
A magazine once asked my favourite beauty product and I said water.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
My favorite writers have been those who've said things well.
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Erin Heatherton
American Model
Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.
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Warren Buffett
American Businessman
Our favorite holding period is forever.
Example 1 of 10
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