fond
US: /ˈfɑnd/
UK: /fˈɒnd/
UK: /fˈɒnd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
fond /fɔnd/
- danh từ
- nền (bằng ren)
- nền (bằng ren)
- tính từ
- yêu mến quá đỗi, yêu dấu; trìu mếm
- a fond mother: người mẹ trìu mến; người mẹ nuông chìu con cái
- to be fond of: ưa, mến, thích
- to be fond of music: thích nhạc
- to be fond of someone: mến (thích) người nào
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) cả tin, ngây thơ
- yêu mến quá đỗi, yêu dấu; trìu mếm
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (fonder, fondest)
1 ~ of sb feeling affection for sb, especially sb you have known for a long time: Over the years, I have grown quite fond of her. + I've always been very fond of your mother.
2 ~ of (doing) sth finding sth pleasant or enjoyable, especially sth you have liked or enjoyed for a long time: fond of music / cooking / going to parties + We had grown fond of the house and didn't want to leave.
3 ~ of (doing) sth liking to do sth which other people find annoying or unpleasant, and doing it often: Sheila's very fond of telling other people what to do. + He's rather too fond of the sound of his own voice (= he talks too much).
4 [only before noun] kind and loving
Synonym: AFFECTIONATE
a fond look / embrace / farewell + I have very fond memories of my time in Spain (= I remember it with affection and pleasure).
5 [only before noun] (~ hope) a hope about sth that is not likely to happen: I waited all day in the fond hope that she would change her mind.
fondness noun [U, sing.] ~ (for sb/sth): He will be remembered by the staff with great fondness. + a fondness for animals + It was her father's fondness for drink that brought about the break-up of her parents' marriage.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 tender, loving, affectionate, warm, adoring, caring:
She clasped him in a fond embrace.
2 foolish, bootless, empty, vain, naïve:
She had fond hopes of his being elected.
3 fond of. partial to, (having a) liking (for), soft on or about, affectionate towards, attached to, having a fancy or taste for, fancying, predisposed or inclined to or towards; addicted to, Colloq hooked on:
She is inordinately fond of chocolate.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel, seem | become, grow | remain
ADV.
especially, extremely, genuinely, immensely, particularly, really, very
She seems genuinely fond of the children.
| quite, rather
Concise English dictionary
fonder|fondest|fondsfɑnd /fɒnd
adj.
+having or displaying warmth or affection
+extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
+absurd or silly because unlikely
+(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
