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{
"term": "favourable",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "making people have a good opinion of somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **made a favourable impression** in the interview."
},
{
"text": "The biography shows him in a favourable light."
},
{
"text": "She gained a highly favourable impression of the company."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "positive and showing your good opinion of somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers."
},
{
"text": "Reviews of the book have been favourable."
},
{
"text": "His proposals met with a broadly favourable response."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "expressing your agreement; giving permission",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their demands received a favourable response."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage",
"sensetop": "favourable to somebody/somethingfavourable for somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "favourable economic conditions"
},
{
"text": "An area with a favourable climate will inevitably be richer than one without."
},
{
"text": "The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides.",
"contextForm": "favourable to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The weather was favourable for a barbecue outside.",
"contextForm": "favourable for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The government is waiting until economic conditions are more favourable."
},
{
"text": "The report was very favourable to the existing government."
},
{
"text": "The weather was favourable, so we arrived earlier than expected."
},
{
"text": "Winning the debate put him in a very favourable position."
},
{
"text": "The court's judgement was favourable to their client."
}
],
"synonyms": "advantageous",
"topics": ["Success", "Weather"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "fairly good and not too expensive",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They offered me a loan on very **favourable terms**."
},
{
"text": "terms that could hardly be considered favourable"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "blowing in the direction of travel",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They could not sail without a favourable wind."
},
{
"text": "These plans will need a favourable economic wind."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪvərəbl/",
"audio": "fa/favourable/favourable__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪvərəbl/",
"audio": "fa/favourable/favourable__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’)."
}