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fond
1[ fond ]
adjective
- having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of ):
to be fond of animals.
- loving; affectionate:
to give someone a fond look.
- excessively tender or overindulgent; doting:
a fond parent.
- cherished with strong or unreasoning feeling:
to nourish fond hopes of becoming president.
- Archaic. foolish or silly.
- Archaic. foolishly credulous or trusting.
Synonyms:
fond
2[ fond; French fawn ]
noun
- a background or groundwork, especially of lace.
- Obsolete. fund; stock.
fond
1/ ´ÚÉ’²Ô»å /
adjective
- postpositivefoll byof predisposed (to); having a liking (for)
- loving; tender
a fond embrace
- indulgent; doting
a fond mother
- (of hopes, wishes, etc) cherished but unlikely to be realized
he had fond hopes of starting his own business
- archaic.
- foolish
- credulous
fond
2/ fɔ̃; ´ÚÉ’²Ô»å /
noun
- the background of a design, as in lace
- obsolete.fund; stock
Derived Forms
- ˈ´Ú´Ç²Ô»å±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ´Ú´Ç²Ô»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fond1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fond1
Origin of fond2
Example Sentences
Zahida Khan, on the other hand, has fond memories of her time in the school dinner hall in Wembley.
“Mexicans aren’t as fond of gore or guts, which zombie films often lend themselves to,†Ezban offers as a reason for the lack of homegrown iterations.
She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.
But we can at least highlight the type of player he will grow fond of.
When it comes to "conventional", ie. non-nuclear arms, Western defence chiefs are fond of saying that Nato's combined forces are superior to Russia's.
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