fond

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• Received-Pronunciation: /fɒnd/
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• General-American: /fɑnd/
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• rhymes with -ɒnd
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• homophone: fawned (cot–caught merger)
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• CMU ARPABET: F AA1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English fond, fonned, past participle of fonnen (“to be foolish, be simple, dote”), equivalent to fon + -ed. More at fon.

From French, ultimately from Latin fundus. Doublet of fund and fundus.

140 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: libující si — having a liking or affection for
• Czech: mající rád — having a liking or affection for
• Esperanto: ŝata — having a liking or affection for
• Hebrew: חוֹבֵב (ẖovév) — having a liking or affection for
• Irish: ceanúil — having a liking or affection for
• Irish: geanúil — having a liking or affection for
• Woiwurrung: yeadabilin — having a liking or affection for
• Bulgarian: нежен (nežen) — affectionate
• Bulgarian: любящ (ljubjašt) — affectionate
• Czech: milující — affectionate
• Danish: øm — affectionate
• Danish: kærlig — affectionate
• Finnish: hellä — affectionate
• Galician: afectuoso — affectionate
• German: lieb haben — affectionate
• German: gern haben — affectionate
• Hungarian: szerető — affectionate
• Hungarian: gyengéd — affectionate
• Irish: cion a bheith agat ar — affectionate
• Irish: muirneach — affectionate
• Irish: ceanúil — affectionate
• Irish: geanúil — affectionate
• Italian: affettuoso — affectionate
• Italian: tenero — affectionate
• Italian: amoroso — affectionate
• Italian: premuroso — affectionate
• Māori: mateoha — affectionate
• Portuguese: afeiçoado — affectionate
• Portuguese: meigo — affectionate
• Portuguese: carinhoso — affectionate
• Russian: лю́бящий (ljúbjaščij) — affectionate
• Russian: не́жный (néžnyj) — affectionate
• Sicilian: biḍḍuzzu — affectionate
• Sicilian: affittusu — affectionate
• Sicilian: amurusu — affectionate
• Spanish: afectuoso — affectionate
• Swedish: tillgiven — affectionate
• Ukrainian: люблячий (ljubljačyj) — affectionate
• Ukrainian: ніжний (nižnyj) — affectionate
• Danish: eftergivende — indulgent
• Finnish: lempeä — indulgent
• Finnish: hyväntahtoinen — indulgent
• Galician: indulxente — indulgent
• Hungarian: engedékeny — indulgent
• Italian: indulgente — indulgent
• Italian: condiscendente — indulgent
• Italian: benevolo — indulgent
• Italian: comprensivo — indulgent
• Italian: tollerante — indulgent
• Italian: compiacente — indulgent
• Portuguese: indulgente — indulgent
• Portuguese: complacente — indulgent
• Portuguese: tolerante — indulgent
• Sicilian: bunazzu — indulgent
• Sicilian: cunniscinnenti — indulgent
• Sicilian: binèvulu — indulgent
• Sicilian: binignu — indulgent
• Sicilian: pazzienti — indulgent
• Sicilian: tulliranti — indulgent
• Spanish: indulgente — indulgent
• Spanish: condescendiente — indulgent
• Bulgarian: наивен (naiven) — outlandish
• Danish: eksotisk — outlandish
• Danish: aparte — outlandish
• Finnish: löyhäpäinen — outlandish
• Finnish: typerä — outlandish
• Italian: pazzesco — outlandish
• Italian: insensato — outlandish
• Italian: immaginario — outlandish
• Portuguese: insensato — outlandish
• Portuguese: tolo — outlandish
• Portuguese: imprudente — outlandish
• Portuguese: precipitado — outlandish
• Sicilian: stròlicu — outlandish
• Sicilian: nzinzatu — outlandish
• Sicilian: stranu — outlandish
• Spanish: insensato — outlandish
• Spanish: imprudente — outlandish
• Bulgarian: основа (osnova) — background of lace
• Finnish: malli — background of lace
• Finnish: pohja — background of lace
• Finnish: fondi — substance used for cooking
• Finnish: liemipohja — substance used for cooking
• Finnish: arkistokokonaisuus — group of records
• Bulgarian: обичам (običam) — have affection for
• Czech: mít náklonnost — have affection for
• Czech: mít slabost pro — have affection for
• Danish: glad — have affection for
• Danish: holde af — have affection for
• Galician: ter cariño (a) — have affection for
• Galician: chochear (por/con) — have affection for
• Galician: derreter (por) — have affection for
• Gallurese: affitziunà — have affection for
• Ancient Greek: ἔχομαι (ékhomai) — have affection for
• Hebrew: חוֹבֵב (ḥovév) — have affection for
• Italian: affezionarsi — have affection for
• Italian: preferire — have affection for
• Italian: avere un debole — have affection for
• Italian: indulgere — have affection for
• Italian: accondiscendere — have affection for
• Māori: matareka — have affection for
• Portuguese: ter carinho — have affection for
• Campidanese Sardinian: affetzionarsi — have affection for
• Sardinian: affetzionare — have affection for
• Sassarese: affritziunassi — have affection for
• Spanish: encariñarse — have affection for
• Bulgarian: оби́чам (obíčam) — be fond of, have affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 喜好 (xǐhào) — be fond of, have affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 喜歡 /喜欢 (xǐhuān) — be fond of, have affection for
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛好 /爱好 (àihào) — be fond of, have affection for
• Czech: mít rád — be fond of, have affection for
• Danish: glad — be fond of, have affection for
• Danish: holde af — be fond of, have affection for
• Danish: kunne lide — be fond of, have affection for
• Estonian: kalliks pidama — be fond of, have affection for
• Estonian: armastama — be fond of, have affection for
• Estonian: üle uhke olema — be fond of, have affection for
• French: tenir à — be fond of, have affection for
• French: être épris de — be fond of, have affection for
• German: gern haben — be fond of, have affection for
• German: hängen an — be fond of, have affection for
• German: mögen — be fond of, have affection for
• German: lieben — be fond of, have affection for
• German: lieb haben — be fond of, have affection for
• Hungarian: szível — be fond of, have affection for
• Italian: volere bene — be fond of, have affection for
• Italian: piacere — be fond of, have affection for
• Japanese: 気に入る (ki ni iru) — be fond of, have affection for
• Japanese: 好く (suku) — be fond of, have affection for
• Norwegian: være glad i — be fond of, have affection for
• Polish: lubić — be fond of, have affection for
• Portuguese: ter carinho — be fond of, have affection for
• Russian: люби́ть (ljubítʹ) — be fond of, have affection for
• Russian: нра́виться (nrávitʹsja) — be fond of, have affection for
• Scottish Gaelic: is math le — be fond of, have affection for
• Spanish: tener cariño a — be fond of, have affection for
• Spanish: querer — be fond of, have affection for
• Swedish: tycka om — be fond of, have affection for
• Swedish: hålla av — be fond of, have affection for
• Vietnamese: yêu mến — be fond of, have affection for