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favorite

US /ˈfeɪvɚɪt/

adjective, noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

appealing to the general public

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

This café is my favorite place to meet clients near the office.

Synonyms

  • preferredlike better; value more highly
  • best-lovedpreferred above all others and treated with partiality
  • chosenone who is the object of choice; who is given preference

Collocations

  • Easy favorite movie
    describing favorite movie (something regarded with special favor or liking)
  • Medium customer favorite item
    describing customer favorite item (someone who pays for goods or services)
  • Hard odds on favorite to succeed
    describing odds on favorite to succeed (the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring)
  • Very Hard unseat the favorite in hostile takeover
    to unseat the favorite in hostile takeover, meaning to remove from political office

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