Our friend’s title, his fortune, his age, his character, and his appearance are all in his favour, and I know nothing against him unless it be this dark fate which runs in his family.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Everything was working in my favour, and I swore that it should not be through lack of energy or perseverance that I should miss the chance which fortune had thrown in my way.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country practitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
He is learned in old manorial and communal rights, and he applies his knowledge sometimes in favour of the villagers of Fernworthy and sometimes against them, so that he is periodically either carried in triumph down the village street or else burned in effigy, according to his latest exploit.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Both cases decided, Dr. Watson, and both in my favour.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— chiefly British spelling of FAVOR
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Macmillan
— something that you do for someone in order to help them
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Other Word Forms
favoured
favouring
favours
Usage
5 uses of ‘favour’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle