favorably

favorably
fa·vor·ably
adv AM see favourably
fa·vour·ably, AM fa·vor·ably
[ˈfeɪvərəbli]
adv
1. (approvingly) positiv, wohlwollend
to be \favorably disposed towards sb jdm gewogen sein geh
to be \favorably inclined nicht abgeneigt sein
to compare \favorably with sb/sth im Vergleich zu jdm/etw gut abschneiden
to impress sb \favorably jdn positiv beeindrucken
3. (advantageously) vorteilhaft, günstig
things didn't turn out \favorably for us die Dinge entwickelten sich nicht in unserem Sinn
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(US) ['feIvərəblI]
adv
1) (= 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

to compare favourably (with sth) — im Vergleich (mit etw) gut abschneiden

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(US) adv.
gefällig adv.

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