Favor and Want

Favor

Favor verb - To show partiality toward.
Usage example: older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters

Want and favor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Favor".

Nearby Words: favored, favoring, favorer

Want

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Usage example: I want a new car so badly!

Favor and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favor" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / War for the Oaks Do it because you want to do me a favor, or Willy a favor, or because you think it's right.
  • Random Number God It will skew the odds out of your favor if you really want something, and the only way to end your curse is to not want it.
  • Website / The Onion They now also want equal time in the physics class, demanding that the theories of Newton and Einstein step back in favor of the theory that the universe is held together by Jesus' love.
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