Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with favourite in British Collocation
favourite
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ˈfeɪv(ə)rət/
great
absolute
all-time
big
definite
firm
great
particular
real
special
The main character has the potential to become a firm favourite with young readers.
for a long time
established
long-standing
long-time
old
perennial
traditional
They played all their old favourites and the crowd loved them.
of particular person or group
audience
crowd
family
fan
personal
popular
Scott enjoyed writing ‘The Antiquary’ more than its predecessors, and it remained his personal favourite among his novels.
clear
clear
hot
odds-on
overwhelming
They went into the World Cup as clear favourites for the title.
with another person or animal
joint
The two bands are the joint favourites to win the coveted music award next month.