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Meanings
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favorable; sympathetic; well-disposed
Describes an attitude, opinion, or reaction that is positive, approving, or kindly disposed toward someone or something. Often used with に as an adverb.
He showed a favorable response to my proposal.
The teacher answered the students' questions sympathetically.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉に好意的だto be favorably disposed toward someone
He was well-disposed toward his new colleague.
- 〈事〉を好意的に受け止めるto take something positively / in a favorable light
Many readers took the remark favorably.
- 〈事〉を好意的に解釈するto interpret something charitably / in a favorable way
I decided to interpret her silence charitably.
- 〈人〉が好意的な反応を示すsomeone shows a favorable reaction
The audience showed a favorable reaction to the film.