# fond
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fɒnd/
* (General American) IPA: /fɑnd/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒnd
* Homophone: fawned (cot–caught merger)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Adjective

fond (comparative fonder, superlative fondest)
* Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of]
    I am fond of this song!
** c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:more fond on her than she upon her love
** 1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC:a great traveller, and fond of telling his adventures
* Affectionate.
    a fond farewell
    a fond mother or wife
* Indulgent, doting.
    I have fond grandparents who spoil me.
** 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”
* Outlandish; foolish; silly.
    Your fond dreams of flying to Jupiter have been quashed by the facts of reality.
* (obsolete) Foolish; simple; weak.
** c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend, for if it touch not you, it comes near nobody.
** c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his oath or bond.
** 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:[T]hou seest How suttly to detaine thee I devise, Inviting thee to hear while I relate, Fond, were it not in hope of thy reply …
** 1669, John Dryden, Tyrannic Love, III.ii:But reason with your fond religion fights, For many gods are many infinites …
** 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Midnight Mass For the Dying Year:The foolish, fond Old Year,
* (obsolete) Doted on; regarded with affection.
** 1812–1818, Lord Byron, “(please specify |canto=I to IV)”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. , London: John Murray,, (please specify the stanza number):Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.

##### Synonyms

* See also Thesaurus:affectionate

##### Derived terms

* fondish
* fondling
* fondly
* fondness
* fondsome
* overfond
* unfond

##### Translations
#### Verb

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)
* (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
* (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
** 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.

##### Synonyms

* (to caress): grope, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle

##### Derived terms

* fondle

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

fond (plural fonds)
* The background design in lace-making.
* (cooking) Brown residue in pans from cooking meats and vegetables.
    He used the fond to make a classic French pan sauce.
* (information science) A group of records having shared provenance.
** 1999, Graham Kee Lee Tan, Village social organisation and peasant action: Right-bank Ukraine during the revolution 1917–1923 (doctoral dissertation), London: University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Preface & Acknowledgements, page 3:To denote archival material collected from Ukrainian archives I have used the Ukrainian system of classification (i.e. fond, opys, sprava and arkush). I have used the Russian system for material from Russian archives (i.e. fond, opis, delo, stranitsa). I have also provided a glossary of terms used for Ukrainian, Russian or Polish terms at the back of the thesis for easy reference.
* (obsolete) Foundation; bottom; groundwork.
* (obsolete) Fund, stock, or store.

##### Translations
### Further reading

* Fond on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Fonds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from French fond.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfont]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fond m inan
* fund

#### Derived terms

* akciový fond m
* dluhopisový fond m
* investiční fond m
* otevřený fond m
* penzijní fond m
* podílový fond m
* růstový fond m
* uzavřený fond m
* výnosový fond m

### Further reading

* “fond”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “fond”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “fond”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From French fond, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with Danish bund.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfʌnˀd̥]
* Homophone: font

#### Noun

fond c or n (singular definite fonden or fondet, plural indefinite fonde or fonder)
* fund
* foundation, donation

### Etymology 2

From French fond, identical to the former word.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfʌnˀd̥], [ˈfʌŋ]

#### Noun

fond c (singular definite fonden, plural indefinite fonder)
* stock, broth

##### Inflection
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: font

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French, from Latin fundus. Doublet of fonds.

#### Noun

fond m (plural fonds)
* back
* bottom
* fund; funding
* foundation
* (figuratively) content
    Synonym: contenu
    Coordinate term: forme
    le fond et la forme ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (figuratively) essence
    le fond du problème ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* background
* (cooking) base
* (music) foundation stop on a pipe organ

##### Derived terms

* à fond
* à fond la caisse
* à fond les manettes
* au fond
* avoir les dents du fond qui baignent
* dans le fond
* de fond
* de fond en comble
* détournement de fonds
* du fond du cœur
* envoyer par le fond
* fond de court
* fond de jante
* fond de teint
* fond d’écran
* fondation
* fondement
* fonder
* fonds de commerce
* fonds de pension
* fonds de placement
* fonds d’investissement
* ligne de fond
* paraski de fond
* puits sans fond
* racler les fonds de tiroirs
* ski de fond
* toile de fond
* toucher le fond

##### Descendants

* → Bulgarian: фонд (fond)
* → Czech: fond
* → Dutch: fonds
* → English: fund
* → German: Fond
* → Norwegian: fond
* → Russian: фон (fon)
* → Scots: fond
* → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: фо̏нд
    Latin script: fȍnd
* → Swedish: fond
* → Turkish: fon
* → Ukrainian: фон (fon)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

fond
* third-person singular present indicative of fondre

### Further reading

* “fond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Alternative forms

* fonjad

### Etymology

fon +‎ -d

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfond]
* Hyphenation: fond
* Rhymes: -ond

### Verb

fond
* second-person singular subjunctive present definite of fon

## Ladin
### Etymology

From Latin fundus.

### Noun

fond m (plural fonds)
* fund
* bottom

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fondo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔnt/

### Adjective

fond (feminine singular fonda, plural fondi)
* deep
    Synonyms: għammieq, profond

#### Derived terms

* fannad

### Noun

fond m
* depth (that which is deep below; the deepest part)
    Synonyms: għamieq, profondità
* base; bottom
* fund

## Middle English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

fond (plural fondes)
* Alternative form of fend

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

fond
* Alternative form of fonned

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

### Noun

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda or fondene)
* a fund

#### Derived terms

* pensjonsfond

### References

* “fond” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French fond, from Latin fundus.

### Noun

fond n (definite singular fondet, indefinite plural fond, definite plural fonda)
* a fund

#### Derived terms

* pensjonsfond

### References

* “fond” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French fond, itself from Latin fundus. Doublet of the inherited fund.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fond/

### Noun

fond n (plural fonduri)
* fund
* background
* content, substance, essence

#### Derived terms

* în fond (“essentially, basically”)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French fond.

### Noun

fȍnd m (Cyrillic spelling фо̏нд)
* fund

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

From French fond.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fond c
* fund [since 1715]
* backdrop; a theatrical scenery [since 1783]
* (cooking, "Kitchen French") broth [since 1979]

#### Related terms
##### fund

* fondera

#### See also

* buljong
* spad

### References

* fond in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* fond in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* fond in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)