Faved

Faved is an informal verb meaning to mark something as a favorite on a digital platform. It denotes the action of designating an item—such as a post, photo, or video—as one to revisit or prioritize. The form is the past tense of the verb f(ave), which itself comes from the noun “fave,” a shortened version of “favorite.”

Etymology and usage notes: The word fave originated as slang for a thing held in high regard. In online communities, faving is closely related to bookmarking, saving, or expressing approval. The present tense is faves or fave and the present participle is faving; the past tense is faved. The noun form “fave” refers to an item that has been marked as a favorite, as in “That post is one of my faves.”

Platform context and semantics: In many older or community-driven platforms, faving signaled a personal list of preferred items and could function as a simple bookmark or endorsement. Over time, some services shifted terminology to “like” or “save,” reducing the direct use of faved in user interfaces. Despite this, faved remains common in informal writing and in communities that preserve older jargon or that prefer the brevity of “fave.”

See also: Favorite, Fave (noun), Like, Bookmark, Star.