Meaning

6 senses
  1. Having a liking or affection (for).

    I am fond of this song!

    having or displaying warmth or affection

  2. Affectionate.

    a fond farewell

    a fond mother or wife

    lieb haben, gern haben

    лю́бящийljúbjaščij, не́жныйnéžnyj

    люблячийljubljačyj, ніжнийnižnyj

  3. Indulgent, doting.

    I have fond grandparents who spoil me.

    extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

  4. Outlandish; foolish; silly.

    Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.

    absurd or silly because unlikely

  5. (obsolete)Foolish; simple; weak.

  6. (obsolete)Doted on; regarded with affection.

Examples

278 sentences
  1. He's very fond of science fiction.

    Йому дуже подобається фантастика. — Ahha

  2. I'm not fond of her face.

    Мені не подобається її обличчя. — deniko

  3. He is fond of this kind of music.

    Він обожнює таку музику. — deniko

    ruОн обожает такого сорта музыку. — sharptoothed

    deEr liebt diese Art von Musik. — Esperantostern

  4. I'm fond of Tom.

    Мені Том подобається. — deniko

  5. I'm fond of taking pictures.

    Я люблю фотографувати. — deniko

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
affectionate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
affectionate:

Origin

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, do

From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.

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Forms

fonder, fondest
Comparativefonder Lesson
Superlativefondest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • is fond of
  • very fond of
  • quite fond of
  • is very fond
  • quite fond

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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