adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fondly imagine (= to believe something that is untrue )
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He had fondly imagined that she was in love with him.
remember fondly (= in a way that shows you liked someone or something a lot )
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The restaurant is fondly remembered by many.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
imagine
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Some Tories fondly imagine that privatisation will eliminate the need to subsidise the railways.
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The Gombe rainforest is not the sort of Eden we might fondly imagine .
recall
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That first season back in Division One is still fondly recalled by supporters.
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And in time, his weakness may even be recalled fondly .
remember
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The period you so fondly remember was dominated by activist and economically unschooled regulators and judges.
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I was spoiled by my prime seat as a pilot and remember fondly that view when I dive now as a scientist.
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She fondly remembers her first experience of this unusual cichlid.
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Mr Whitmee gave his last singing performance to Darlington Folk Club and is fondly remembered by many members.
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She quotes often from long-forgotten songs and fondly remembered favorites.
think
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His foolishness made him smile and think fondly of himself as he turned over on his side, facing her.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Both sisters spoke fondly of their daredevil brother.
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Greta smiled fondly at him from across the room.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But not all money managers will look back on 1995 fondly .
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Later in the book, she writes fondly about experience with her first aircraft, a Beech Musketeer.
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Some Tories fondly imagine that privatisation will eliminate the need to subsidise the railways.