Used in a Sentence

favourably

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for favourably.

Editorial note

The issue is about favourably mentioning non-free software, such as VmWare, on the Gnome blog aggregator.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(British, Canada) In a favourable manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of favourably gathered in one view.

adverb

(British, Canada) In a favourable manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for favourably.

adverb

(British, Canada) In a favourable manner.

Example sentences

1

The issue is about favourably mentioning non-free software, such as VmWare, on the Gnome blog aggregator.

2

That suggests that there's overlap between those who do not view her favourably and people who do not view transgender people favourably.

3

The rationale behind treating private territorial claims on my wealth more favourably than public ones continues to elude me...

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USB keys were a no-no, so uploading company data to a third party wouldn't be favourably looked upon either.

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Discovering new drugs requires huge investment, and has not been favourably looked upon by risk-averse Indian investors.

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Which, first off, is a pretty damn low rate, and compares favourably to the risks of other birth control options.

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People speaking favourably of Uber and less so of taxis should be incentive enough.

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Those who do not view her actions favourably use the wrong name and pronouns.

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They can do things to help their cause by championing good examples of benchmarking, even those which don't look upon them favourably.

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I'm noticing in these posts that those who view Chelsea Manning's actions favourably use the right name and pronouns.

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I would not say that FB compares favourably to Google in terms of infra, and I worked for both, in infra.

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If you want to contribute you can either submit a pull request to an editor you view favourably or you can write your own section.

Quote examples

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I'd suggest a more innocuous explanation: those who view her actions favourably are more "up to date" with her situation (including coming out as trans), while those who don't are less up to date and might not be aware.

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I think it's safe to say that it's no coincidence that Saudi Arabia is treated favourably by us ("the West") than Iran, when Saudi Arabia generally doesn't object to whatever Israel does while Iran would prefer to see it gone.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use favourably in a sentence?

The issue is about favourably mentioning non-free software, such as VmWare, on the Gnome blog aggregator.

What does favourably mean?

(British, Canada) In a favourable manner.

What part of speech is favourably?

favourably is commonly used as adverb.