favorite

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fa·vo·rite /ˈfeɪvərət/ adjective, noun [countable]  x-refthe American spelling of favourite favourite的美式拼法

Examples from the Corpus

favorite• Everyone has a favorite recipe.

fa·vo·rite adjectiveChineseSyllable  

favourite American the Corpus spelling of

favorite

I

fa‧vo‧rite /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective, noun [countable]
the American spelling of favourite

II

fa‧vou‧rite¹ S3 W3 British English, favorite American English /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective [only before noun]
1. your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most:
    a child’s favourite toy
    What’s your favourite colour?
    a favorite spot for picnickers
2. favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from

III

favourite² British English, favorite American English noun [countable]
1. something that you like more than other things of the same kind:
    Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite.
    an old/firm/particular favourite
    a sweater that’s an old favorite
    favourite with
    Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children.
2. someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent:
    You always were Dad’s favourite.
    play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others)
    The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. ⇨ favouritism
3. the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition
    favourite to do something
    Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup.
    He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.