afavorir

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ favor +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ə.fə.βuˈɾi]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.fə.vuˈɾi]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [a.fa.voˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

afavorir (first-person singular present afavoreixo, first-person singular preterite afavorí, past participle afavorit)

  1. (transitive) to favour (treat favourably)
    Synonyms: emparar, ajudar, defensar, protegir, beneficiar
    La fortuna afavoreix els valents. ― Fortune favours the bold.
  2. (transitive) to favoritize (show preference to)
    Synonyms: favorejar, preferir
  3. (transitive) to flatter, to become (portray to one's advantage)
    El color vermell no t'afavoreix. ― The colour red doesn't become you.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of afavorir (third conjugation, with -eix-)
infinitive afavorir
gerund afavorint
past participle masculine feminine
singular afavorit afavorida
plural afavorits afavorides
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present afavoreixo afavoreixes afavoreix afavorim afavoriu afavoreixen
imperfect afavoria afavories afavoria afavoríem afavoríeu afavorien
future afavoriré afavoriràs afavorirà afavorirem afavorireu afavoriran
preterite afavorí afavorires afavorí afavorírem afavoríreu afavoriren
conditional afavoriria afavoriries afavoriria afavoriríem afavoriríeu afavoririen
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present afavoreixi afavoreixis afavoreixi afavorim afavoriu afavoreixin
imperfect afavorís afavorissis afavorís afavoríssim afavoríssiu afavorissin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — afavoreix afavoreixi afavorim afavoriu afavoreixin
negative (no) — no afavoreixis no afavoreixi no afavorim no afavoriu no afavoreixin

Derived terms

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

a- +‎ favor +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation
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Verb

afavorir

  1. (Provençal) to favor
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