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fave

fave
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feyv]
    • /feɪv/
    • /feɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feyv]
    • /feɪv/

Definitions of fave word

  • noun fave (informal) Favorite (US) or favourite (UK). 1
  • adjective fave Your fave thing or person of a particular type is the one you like the most. 0
  • countable noun fave A fave is a thing or person of a particular type that you like the most. 0
  • abbreviation FAVE favorite 0
See all 4 definitions of fave

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Origin of fave

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; by shortening

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fave

fave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fave

noun fave

  • choice — If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
  • number one — oneself, especially one's own well-being or interests: to look out for number one.
  • pick — to cast (a shuttle).
  • darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
  • idol — an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
All 21 Synonyms of fave

Antonyms for fave

noun fave

  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
  • peeve — to render peevish; annoy.
  • rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
All 5 Antonyms of fave

Top questions with fave

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