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How to pronounce fond in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms adoring, doting
Derivation fondness


hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother.
Type Words
Synonyms partial
Derivation fondness


fond of chocolate.
Type Words
Synonyms affectionate, lovesome, tender
Derivation fondness


a fond embrace.
fond of his nephew.
Type Words


fond hopes of becoming President.
fond fancies.

Examples of fond

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The photographer went to the emergency room but no bones were fond to be broken.
From the upi.com
Hedge-fund managers will not look back on the summer of 2007 with fond memories.
From the time.com
That said, I do have fond memories of my weekends in Britain when I was younger.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The prospect of pink brought back fond memories for Jim Wachob of San Francisco.
From the sfgate.com
Regardless, I do have a few fond memories and one of them is an annual crabfest.
From the gothamgal.com
Among other things, El-Hadji Diouf has always been fond of a nice set of wheels.
From the guardian.co.uk
Coleus don't care for deep shade and are not especially fond of full sun either.
From the ocregister.com
Paolo Fresu and Enrico Rava are two of his ECM labelmates I'm also very fond of.
From the guardian.co.uk
My second car, which I loved and I still have really fond memories of was a 2CV.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
More examples
  • Affectionate: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • Adoring: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
  • Fond(p): (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
  • Absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
  • (fondly) with fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly"
  • (fondness) a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"
  • Deglazing is a cooking technique for removing and dissolving caramelized bits of food from a pan in order to make a pan sauce.
  • Fondly was a Chicago-based trio that produced two albums of indie punk in the mid to late 90's. Brian Burkhard, Andy Grzenia, and Dick Simpson were the three original members. They released a self-titled CD (1995) - Recorded by Brian Deck in his basement. ...
  • Fonds is an archival term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source. ...