fondly
/ˈfɒndli/adverb
उच्चारण फ़ॉन्ड्ली
प्यार से, स्नेह से
Core word
- 1
in a kind way that shows love or affection
प्यार से, स्नेह से
- She smiled fondly at her grandson.
- He is fondly remembered by all his students.
- He spoke fondly of his childhood in Lucknow.
+ 2 more examples
- The old teacher fondly patted the boy on his head.
- She fondly remembers the summers at her grandmother's house.
Synonyms affectionately lovingly tenderly
Opposite coldly
- 2
in a way that is hopeful but foolish because it is unlikely to happen
भोलेपन से, नासमझी में (व्यर्थ आशा के साथ)
- I fondly imagined that the work would be finished in a week.
- She fondly hoped he would remember her birthday this year.
- He fondly believed that nobody would notice the mistake.
+ 2 more examples
- They fondly hoped the rain would stop before the match.
- I fondly thought the exam would be easy.
Synonyms naively foolishly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + fondly
Fondly follows verbs such as remember, smile, speak and think. It shows warm affection.
'Fondly' remember, smile, speak और think जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ आता है और स्नेह दर्शाता है।
- Radhika fondly remembers her school days.
- He spoke fondly of his late grandfather.
fondly + past participle
Fondly can come before a past participle to show affection, as in fondly known as.
'Fondly' स्नेह दिखाने के लिए past participle से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे fondly known as।
- The teacher is fondly called Guruji by all students.
fondly believe / imagine / hope (foolishly)
With verbs of belief or hope, fondly means in a way that is hopeful but unrealistic.
Belief या hope की क्रियाओं के साथ 'fondly' का अर्थ आशापूर्ण पर अव्यावहारिक ढंग से होता है।
- He fondly believed that he could pass without any revision.
position of fondly
Fondly can stand before the verb, after it or at the end, but not between a verb and its direct object.
'Fondly' क्रिया से पहले, बाद में या अंत में आ सकता है, पर क्रिया और उसकी direct object के बीच नहीं।
- She fondly stroked the puppy's head.
+Collocations 4
fondly + verb
rememberrecallsmilespeak ofthink oflook back on
- They fondly recalled the old village fair.
verb + fondly
smilegazepathugwave
- The grandmother patted the child fondly.
fondly + known / called
known ascallednicknamedreferred to asremembered as
- He was fondly known as the library man.
fondly + belief verb
imaginebelievehopethinkassume
- She fondly hoped the rain would stop before the match.
“More examples 5
- Whenever Radhika sees a rainbow, she thinks fondly of her village.
जब भी राधिका इंद्रधनुष देखती है, वह अपने गाँव को प्यार से याद करती है।
- The old clerk was fondly remembered by everyone in the bank.
बैंक में सभी लोग उस बुज़ुर्ग क्लर्क को स्नेह से याद करते थे।
- He fondly imagined that the examiner would ignore his spelling mistakes.
वह भोलेपन से कल्पना करता था कि परीक्षक उसकी spelling की गलतियों को अनदेखा कर देगा।
- The mother looked fondly at her sleeping son.
माँ ने सोते हुए अपने बेटे को स्नेह से देखा।
- Alumni fondly recall the canteen's hot samosas after morning classes.
पूर्व छात्र सुबह की कक्षाओं के बाद कैंटीन के गरम समोसों को स्नेह से याद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She looked fond at her baby.
✓ She looked fondly at her baby.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb looked; use fondly, not fond.
क्रिया 'looked' को विशेषित करने के लिए adverb चाहिए; 'fond' की जगह 'fondly' लिखें।
✗ He remembered fondly of his school.
✓ He remembered his school fondly.
Remember is transitive and takes no of.
'Remember' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके बाद 'of' नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: fondly remember and fondly recall are very common collocations.
Usage में fondly remember और fondly recall बहुत आम collocations हैं।