1.2A record of the address of a website or other data made to enable quick access; a bookmark.
‘In terms of managing the list, keeping the list in any sort of order involves considerable effort in moving favourites into individual folders.’
‘There are only a few { Web sites } I put in my favourites.’
‘The Web Wheel gives you access to your browser, favorites or different Google search features.’
‘Firstly, there is more space taken up by the favourites on screen, enabling a longer list of favourites without scrolling.’
‘Instead of entering the search engine's URL or clicking on a favorite or bookmark, you just enter the query in the search box.’
‘Depending on your Windows configuration, you may have more than 1 folder that contains favorites.’
‘Also, frustratingly for those who use multiple machines, the list of favourites is tied to a particular machine.’
‘It is also easy to forget to put something into the favourites.’
‘For each item in the favourites list, a thumbnail of that Web page is inserted, along with the Web page name.’
‘The favourites list also only keeps the name of the site in the list, making it difficult to differentiate between different sites quickly.’
‘Both products save recently selected destinations and allow you to select destinations as favorites.’
‘Repeat as necessary to add all the symbols you wish to your favorites list.’
‘Frequently used items can be nicknamed and grouped, and marked as favorites.’
‘The update for the media browser add-on for Web browsers added the ability to tag Web-based content as favorites.’
‘The search function allows all the things you'd usually experience from heading over to Google without having to type in the address or click on a favourite.’
‘Firstly, users have problems managing their favourites, and in particular accessing their favourites through a hierarchical menu.’
‘The standard desktop options like favorites, commenting, playlists, related videos, rating and searching are also there.’
‘Some users abandoned using favourites altogether and instead resorted to using the history mechanism of their browser.’
verb
[with object]
Record the address of (a website or other data) to enable quick access in future.
‘you can see who else favourited the same pictures’
‘However, in terms of publicity, the video has already been viewed 673,641 times and been "favourited" by viewers 368 times.’
‘YouTube, members decide which photographs and videos should rise to prominence by " favouriting ", linking and commenting.’
‘Even better, you can see who else favourited the same pictures, and then look at thumbnails of all their favourites.’
‘Adding a custom station for the first time took forever, and so did refreshing stations that I listened to often, favoriting and banning many songs.’
Phrases
favourite son
1A famous man who is particularly popular in his native area.
‘Essex's favourite son will open at Lord's to launch the cricket season’
‘It was the work of a schoolgirl, then 13, who was so moved by the impending departure of the town's favourite son that she committed her thoughts to verse.’
‘Yes, the favourite son of American liberalism is back in the news.’
‘It is not meant to be disparaging of Oxford's favourite son.’
‘The shadow thrown by Chicago's favourite son looms large, though.’
‘I still get confused: was he Donegal's favourite son or was he from Cork?’
‘What began as an advertisement for a kit manufacturer has subsequently become a monument to the city's favourite son.’
‘He's the favorite son of the day, but he's not very exciting, is he?’
‘I mean, he's still the favorite son here in Texas.’
‘His adopted hometown of Santa Barbara actually welcomed back its favorite son with a parade this afternoon.’
‘In the case of both, they are going to have to make the case that they are more than just the favorite son of their establishments.’
1.1US A person supported as a presidential candidate by delegates from the candidate's home state.
‘he hoped to strengthen his position as Maryland's favourite son’
‘Upon the death of the Justice in 1851, he became New Hampshire's favorite son presidential candidate.’
‘In 1880, he supported Ohio's favorite son, John Sherman, for the Republican presidential nomination, opposing a third term for Ulysses S. Grant.’
‘In fact, the predecessor often chooses, endorses, or otherwise supports the favorite son as the most appropriate successor to pursue the course that he has established.’
‘For that reason, the state's favorite son and unofficial leading candidate would take a pass.’
‘And only one time since 1964 have they carried the South, and that, of course, was in '76 when Jimmy Carter was a favorite son.’
‘Here in South Carolina, he's not in the lead, but he's breathing down the neck of the man who is, in effect, the favorite son.’
‘He was first elected to the House from neighboring Missouri in 1976 and is considered a favorite son among many Iowa Democrats.’
‘Texas casts all its votes for her favorite son and the best father in America.’
Origin
Late 16th century (as a noun): from obsolete French favorit, from Italian favorito, past participle of favorire ‘to favour’, from Latin favor (see favour).
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