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favour

/ˈfeɪ.və/ /ˈfeɪ.vɚ/

Meanings
noun
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

Examples :

"He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home."
action aid value society moral

Related Words

Illustration mitigation

mitigation noun

/mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/

A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

"The school implemented mitigation strategies to reduce bullying. "

Illustration communication

communication noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

"communication of a secret"

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration voluntarily

voluntarily adverb

/ˈvɒləntɹɪli/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/

In a voluntary manner.

"She voluntarily stayed after school to help the teacher grade papers. "

Illustration submission

submission noun

/səbˈmɪʃən/ /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

"The student's submission of the homework assignment was late. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration benevolent

benevolent adjective

/bəˈnɛvələnt/

Having a disposition to do good.

"Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent."

Illustration punishment

punishment noun

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

"The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "

Illustration definitely

definitely adverb

/ˈdɛf.nɪt.li/

Without question and beyond doubt.

"My teacher said the test is definitely going to be difficult. "

Illustration countenance

countenance noun

[kʲʰæũ̯.ʔɪ̆.nəns] /ˈkaʊn.tən.əns/

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

"Her countenance betrayed her anxiety just before the exam; her forehead was furrowed and her lips were tight. "

Illustration partiality

partiality noun

/pɐːʃiˈɛlɘti/ /pɑːʃiˈalɪti/ /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

"The teacher's partiality towards the students in the advanced class was evident in the higher grades they consistently received. "