fave

noun

variants or less commonly fav
plural faves also favs
fave adjective

Examples of fave in a Sentence

I like all the actors on the show, but he's my fave. chocolate ice cream is my absolute fave
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Reigning champ New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces and Clark’s Indiana Fever are preseason faves in betting odds. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025 Amazon’s spring faves on Haul include must-have items, all under $15. Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025 However many top-five faves cannot muster themselves up and out of sixth or seventh at the wire this afternoon will get shunted out of the Derby points game altogether. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 The worst ice cream, unfortunately, belongs to two of my faves. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fave

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fave was in 1938

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“Fave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fave. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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