fond
- fond [ fand ] adjective **1. ) fond of liking and caring about someone very much, especially as a result of knowing them well or for a long time:I was very fond of my Uncle Jim.Are you fond of children?a ) usually before noun loving:a fond fathera fond embrace (=holding someone you love close to you)a fond farewell (=goodbye): She bade a fond farewell to her parents and sister.2. ) fond of MAINLY BRITISH getting enjoyment and satisfaction from something, especially often or over a long time:fond of music/poetryfond of doing something: Anita is fond of playing the piano.fond hope/wish/dream etc.1. ) something you very much want to happen:It was their fondest hope that the children would do well at school.2. ) in the fond hope that hoping that something will happen although it is not very likely:I read theater reviews in the fond hope that I will find time to see a play.fond memorysomething that you remember with pleasure:fond memory of: Jane has fond memories of a happy childhood.╾ fond|ness noun uncount:his fondness for fast cars
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fond — fond … Dictionnaire des rimes
fond — [ fɔ̃ ] n. m. • XIIIe; funz, puis fonz, fons 1080; confondu avec fonds jusqu au XVIIe; lat. fundus « fond » et « fonds » I ♦ Concret A ♦ Partie la plus basse de qqch. de creux, de profond … Encyclopédie Universelle
fond — FOND. s. m. L endroit le plus bas d une chose creuse. Le fond d un puits. le fond d un tonneau. le fond d une poche, le fond du sac, le fond du pot. le fond de cale. à fond de cale, à fond de cuve. le fond d une vallée. une maison bastie dans un… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
fond — FOND, fonduri, s.n. I. 1. (În corelaţie cu formă) Conţinut. ♢ Articol de fond = articol care tratează o problemă actuală importantă; editorial. Fond lexical (lexic) principal sau fondul principal (de cuvinte) = partea esenţială a vocabularului… … Dicționar Român
fond — Fond, ou Fonds, m. C est le bas et interieur d une chose, Fundum, vel fundus. Dont il vient. Selon ce on dit le fond d une maison, et Ruiner de fond en comble, Fundamentum domus, et Funditus euertere. Et le fond de la cave, Cellae vinariae locus… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
fond — [fɔnd US fa:nd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: fonne stupid person (13 16 centuries)] 1.) be fond of sb to like someone very much, especially when you have known them for a long time and almost feel love for them ▪ Joe s quite fond of her, isn t… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fond — fȍnd m <N mn fòndovi> DEFINICIJA 1. ukupnost potencijala materijalne snage, zaliha, raspoloživa sredstva [šumski fond; stočni fond; crni fond; stambeni fond] 2. dio materijalnih sredstava ili novca određen za posebne svrhe [fond za… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Fond — Fond, a. [Compar. {Fonder}; superl. {Fondest}.] [For fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See {Fon}.] 1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fond — (von französisch: fond = „Grund“, aus lateinisch: fundus [m.]) bezeichnet: den Hinter oder Untergrund einer bildlichen rsp. ornamentalen Darstellung, siehe Hintergrund (Bildgestaltung) in Kraftfahrzeugen den hinteren Teil, der die Rücksitze… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fond — adj 1 Fond, infatuated, besotted, insensate are comparable when they mean made blindly or stupidly foolish (as by passion or drink). Fond implies a judgment misled by credulity, undue optimism, or excessive affection {Cowper s characterization of … New Dictionary of Synonyms
