{
    "term": "favourable",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "making people have a good opinion of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **made a favourable impression** in the interview."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The biography shows him in a favourable light."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gained a highly favourable impression of the company."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "positive and showing your good opinion of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The performance drew a lot of favourable comments from reviewers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Reviews of the book have been favourable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His proposals met with a broadly favourable response."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "expressing your agreement; giving permission",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their demands received a favourable response."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage",
            "sensetop": "favourable to somebody/somethingfavourable for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "favourable economic conditions"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An area with a favourable climate will inevitably be richer than one without."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides.",
                    "contextForm": "favourable to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather was favourable for a barbecue outside.",
                    "contextForm": "favourable for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is waiting until economic conditions are more favourable."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report was very favourable to the existing government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather was favourable, so we arrived earlier than expected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Winning the debate put him in a very favourable position."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court's judgement was favourable to their client."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "advantageous",
            "topics": ["Success", "Weather"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "fairly good and not too expensive",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They offered me a loan on very **favourable terms**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "terms that could hardly be considered favourable"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "blowing in the direction of travel",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They could not sail without a favourable wind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These plans will need a favourable economic wind."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪvərəbl/",
                "audio": "fa/favourable/favourable__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪvərəbl/",
                "audio": "fa/favourable/favourable__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor, from favere ‘show kindness to’ (related to fovere ‘cherish’)."
}