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fond Adjective

— If you are fond of something, then you like it a lot. I am quite fond of having fruit for dessert. I think Helen is rather fond of me since she always smiles when she sees me.

fond

— adjective (= affectionate, tender, warm) having or displaying warmth or affection affectionate children a fond embrace fond of his nephew a tender glance a warm embrace — adjective (= partial) (followed by 'of' or 'to') having a strong preference or liking for fond of chocolate partial to horror movies — adjective (= adoring, doting) extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent adoring grandparents deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother — adjective absurd or silly because unlikely fond hopes of becoming President fond fancies

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fond English » English

loving affectionate tender like warm indulgent enamoured doting dear adoring partial lovesome in love foolish endearing devoted desirous be fond of attached amorous stupid soft-witted soft slow-witted sappy rattlebrained precious practising passionate pampering overindulgent nutty lovely love lifelong keen intimate intensely occupied inane impassioned headless half-witted half-baked groundwork ground gooselike giddy frivolous fondly attached following

Topics fond topics

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Social behavior Behavior

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enjoy take pleasure in be fond of doing

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Simple sentences

I'm fond of taking pictures.

I am fond of reading.

Speaking of hobbies, I'm fond of baseball.

I grew fond of Hungarian. It is a beautiful language but a little difficult to learn.

I'm not fond enough of you to date you.

Are you fond of swimming?

Generally speaking, Americans are very fond of coffee.

Are you fond of music?

Judy is fond of dancing.

Are you fond of Maltese dogs?

In general, children are fond of candy.

My sister is very fond of children.

My uncle is very fond of fishing.

My grandfather is fond of taking a walk early in the morning.

My grandfather is very fond of reading.

My grandfather is so fond of reading that not a day passes in which he doesn't open a book.

What are you fond of?

Generally speaking, little girls are fond of dolls.

Mary has become very fond of Charles.

Aren't you fond of playing tennis?

Are you fond of listening to the radio?

Both my father and my brother are fond of gambling.

I was fond of cake.

I am fond of soccer, rugby, football, and so on.

I am fond of skiing.

I didn't use to like wine, but now I'm quite fond of it.

I am fond of the cinema.

I am fond of music.

Movie subtitles

He was fond of his rum, old Evan. Probably a sailor in another life, or the one he's going to now if you believe in all that.

You're fond of your meat, and our views on God and His existence are divergent to say the least, but we both follow vocations.

Well, Laura was always fond of her.

Now, I know you're fond of Detective Murdoch but, it's clear that he's not the man you thought he was.

Anyway, it'll always be a fond memory.

During this time, Sofren truly grew fond of Dame Margarete, who nursed little Mari day and night as tenderly as a mother.

We're going to California. So I'll bid you a fond farewell.

I'm far too fond of you.

Aren't you fond of your home?

I'm fond of my husband i don't quite know why you spoke to me.

You might. You've been fond of some woman, i suppose. Think of her.

One thing i'm sure of, she's awfully fond of charlie.

Being fond of him i feel it worse than anything i ever felt before, and that's saying a good bit.

Are you fond of opera, Monsieur?

I will always be fond of Jeanne.

What a fond memory.

Yes, we're going to California, so I'll bid you a fond farewell.

Do you find it so strange that I shall be fond of you?

And with that, sir, I bid you a fond farewell.

Of course, she's fond of me i know.

Tell me, Alexei, are you still fond of me?

I thought you were fond of me.

You think I'm so fond of them I'd steal?

It's only that I'm so fond of flowers. my fingers always want to touch them.

I'm very fond of Clarissa.

I have a fond affection for him.

WAS YOUR FATHER THE GENERAL FOND OF CAVIAR?

I'M SO FOND OF HORSES.

And he's becoming very fond of you, too, in these last few months.

I know very well you're fond of me.

I'm rather fond of shooting- Grouse shooting, to be precise.

I'm fond of you. - Why do you say that?

You were fond of Pierrot.

I was fond of Pierrot.

Your friend Miss Gaby is overly fond of local color. She spends her time in the Casbah.

OH, BUT I'M SO FOND OF THE DEAR MOON.

I don't know whether that means he eats dogs or is fond of them.

And, of course, I am fond of you.

News and current affairs

American officials are fond of pointing out that the US has repeatedly intervened to protect Muslims from war and dictatorship.

Of course, Russian politicians are always fond of assigning a due date for change: Nikita Khrushchev once memorably promised to build communism in 20 years.

I, too, am fond of metaphors.

Republican underperformance remains a stubborn fact even when the Great Depression and World War II are left out of the analysis (in the fond hope that they will prove to have been unique experiences).

America's fond hope to contain terrorism regionally promises instead to ensure that Afghanistan and Pakistan remain a festering threat to regional and global security.

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