fave
Americannoun
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faves
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fave
First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Bluetooth microphones pair with the sound system, and the karaoke app displays the lyrics to your fave karaoke songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I look at these admirals, it’s got to be your all-time fave, in black and white.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
Skies, who adopted her great-grandmother's name, said she co-wrote Madeline, Sleepwalking, Let You W/in, which she described as "my fave", as well as Dallas Major, Relapse and Beg For Me.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
While there are the big moments — like the dress your fave wore to the Oscars, or your first dinner at Damian — it’s the small moments in between that give a piece life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Out of all the sweet drinks that I liked, Snapple Apple was my all-time fave.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
I’ll cop to a few fridge magnets, but those aren’t my faves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Hunt said they were blessed to tour again, adding it would be an "absolute honour" to play "as many of the old faves as we can".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Among her faves: Sinatra’s “In the Wee Small Hours,” Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life,” Adele’s “21” — “a perfect album,” she says — and Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Pondering John Coltrane track recommendations, the inevitable faves float by the mind first: “Blue Train,” “My Favorite Things,” “Giant Steps,” “Africa” or the “A Love Supreme” suite.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
“If this were one of my parents’ retro-Bollywood faves, I’d run behind that tree right now and come out singing and in a different outfit.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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