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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Endless options: Try all the venues or keep going back to your faves. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The holiday weekend is almost over, and the major PC manufacturers like Lenovo (one of our faves) and retailers are wrapping up their Memorial Day sales. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025 Those are probably my three faves so far of quarter one of our year. Anaja I. Smith, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025 My fave is the fashion plate with the big New Romantic hair and the white silk ascot — picture that guy getting past the bouncer down on Main Street. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 May 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 1 Jun. 2025.

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