- favorably
- fa·vor·ablyadv AM see favourablyfa·vour·ably, AM fa·vor·ably[ˈfeɪvərəbli]adv1. (approvingly) positiv, wohlwollendto be \favorably disposed towards sb jdm gewogen sein gehto be \favorably inclined nicht abgeneigt sein2. (pleasingly)to compare \favorably with sb/sth im Vergleich zu jdm/etw gut abschneidento impress sb \favorably jdn positiv beeindrucken3. (advantageously) vorteilhaft, günstigthings didn't turn out \favorably for us die Dinge entwickelten sich nicht in unserem Sinn* * *(US) ['feIvərəblI]adv1) (= approvingly) respond positiv; receive, regard, think, judge wohlwollend
he was favourably impressed by it — er war davon sehr angetan
her application had impressed him very favourably — ihre Bewerbung hatte ihn sehr beeindruckt
to look favourably (up)on sb/sth — jdn/etw wohlwollend behandeln
to be favourably disposed or inclined to(wards) sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache gewogen sein (geh)
2) (= advantageously) günstig* * *(US) adv.gefällig adv.
English-german dictionary. 2013.