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slovo definícia favor (mass) favor - priazeň, preferovať favor (encz) favor,přízeň Zdeněk Brož favor (gcide) favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.] 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. [1913 Webster] Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. [1913 Webster] But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. --Luke ii. 52. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration. [1913 Webster] Beg one favor at thy gracious hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. [1913 Webster] I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. [1913 Webster] All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding. [1913 Webster] Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This boy is fair, of female favor. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster] 9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. [1913 Webster] 10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), the challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as acquaintance, business relation, etc. See {Principal challenge}, under Challenge. In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by. To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or officious civilities. With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind permission. [1913 Webster] But, with your favor, I will treat it here. --Dryden. Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit. [1913 Webster] Favor (gcide) Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored (f[=a]"v[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.] 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. [1913 Webster] O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope. [1913 Webster] He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab. --2 Sam. xx. 11. [1913 Webster] [The painter] has favored her squint admirably. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. [1913 Webster] 3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father. [1913 Webster] The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] favor (wn) favor n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour] 2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour] 3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour] 4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour] 5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour] v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour] 2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour] 3: treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour] 4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour] FAVOR (bouvier) FAVOR. Bias partiality; lenity; prejudice. 2. The grand jury are sworn to inquire into all offences which have been committed, and of all violations of law, without fear, favor, or affection. Vide Grand Jury. When a juror is influenced by bias or prejudice, so that there is not sufficient ground for a principal challenge, he may nevertheless be challenged for favor. Vide Challenge, and Bac. Ab. Juries, E; Dig. 50, 17, 156, 4; 7 Pet. R. 160.

podobné slovo definícia favorable (mass) favorable - úspešný favored (mass) favored - obdarovaný, požehnaný, preferovaný favorizovať (msas) favorizovať - prefer favorizovat (msasasci) favorizovat - prefer court favor (encz) court favor, v: curry favor (encz) curry favor,chtít si udělat dobré oko Martin M.curry favor,podlézat Martin M. disfavor (encz) disfavor,nelibost n: Zdeněk Brož do a favor (encz) do a favor, favorable (encz) favorable,příznivý adj: PetrVfavorable,úspěšný adj: PetrVfavorable,výhodný adj: PetrV favorable position (encz) favorable position, n: favorable reception (encz) favorable reception, n: favorableness (encz) favorableness, n: favorably (encz) favorably,příznivě adv: [amer.] web favored (encz) favored, adj: favorer (encz) favorer, favoring (encz) favoring, adj: favorite (encz) favorite,oblíbený adj: favorite son (encz) favorite son, n: favoritism (encz) favoritism, ill-favored (encz) ill-favored, adj: lose favor (encz) lose favor, most-favored-nation (encz) most-favored-nation, adj: most-favored-nation clause (encz) most-favored-nation clause, party favor (encz) party favor, n: the odds-on favorite (encz) the odds-on favorite, unfavorable (encz) unfavorable, unfavorable judgment (encz) unfavorable judgment, n: unfavorable position (encz) unfavorable position, n: unfavorableness (encz) unfavorableness, n: unfavorably (encz) unfavorably, well-favored (encz) well-favored, adj: without favoring one party (encz) without favoring one party, adv: favorit (czen) favorit,leader Zdeněk Brož favoriti (czen) favoriti,favouritesn: Zdeněk Brož favorizovat (czen) favorizovat,preferv: Zdeněk Brož favorizující (czen) favorizující,favouringadj: Zdeněk Brož insert your favorite ethnic group (czen) Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group,IYFEG[zkr.] nečekaný favorit (czen) nečekaný favorit,dark horse Zdeněk Brož array favor polls (gcide) Challenge \Chal"lenge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Challenged; p. pr. & vb. n. Challenging.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF. chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L. calumniar to attack with false accusations. See Challenge, n., and cf. Calumniate.] 1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy. [1913 Webster] I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by right of fatherhood. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat. [1913 Webster] By this I challenge him to single fight. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To claim as due; to demand as a right. [1913 Webster] Challenge better terms. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from them. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there?" [1913 Webster] 6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation. [1913 Webster] 7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court. [1913 Webster] 8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] To challenge to the array, favor, polls. See under Challenge, n. [1913 Webster] Brelan favori (gcide) Brelan favori \Bre*lan" fa`vo`ri"\ [F. favori favorite.] (Card Playing) In French games, a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand and the card turned. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]