favourite

5 definitions • 7 examples

best liked or most enjoyed:

"What's your favourite colour?" "Green."

my favourite restaurant/book/song

liked or enjoyed the least:

Cleaning the toilets is my least favourite job.

a thing that someone likes best or enjoys most:

How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies - they're my favourites.

a person who is treated with special kindness by someone in authority:

the teacher's favourite

the person or animal most people expect to win a race or competition:

the favourite Great Gold is the favourite in the 2.00 race at Epsom.

[ + to infinitive ] Brazil are favourites to win this year's World Cup.