fondly

«fondly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a kind, loving way: She smiled fondly at the baby — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) In a kind, loving way: She smiled fondly at the baby. tree →

2) Hopefully but wrongly; foolishly: He fondly believed he would win. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories people remember someone «fondly» — with love and warm feelings, often someone who has passed away or moved. Phrases: «remember fondly», «look fondly at», «fondly known as».

examples

• Grandad looked fondly at the old photos. tree →
• We remember our old dog fondly. tree →
• The teacher was fondly known as «Mr B». tree →
• She patted the horse fondly. tree →
• He fondly hoped the homework would do itself. tree →
• They speak fondly of their holiday by the sea. tree →

note

Adverb from «fond» (liking someone: be fond of). Spelled with -ly. Often used for happy memories: «I remember it fondly».

In the corpora

• "lǎnchóng" means lazybones, literally "lazy worm", and parents use it fondly on Sunday mornings.
• "Cheeky monkey" means a naughty or rude child, said fondly (UK).
• "Rascal" means a mischievous, naughty child, said fondly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fondly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.