Emotions & feelings
grow fond of
gradually start liking
If you grow fond of someone or something, you gradually begin to like them or care about them.
Hear it in real life
Were you happy in the new neighbourhood?
Not at first, but I gradually grew fond of it.
I grew fond of the old café because I used to meet my friends there every week.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I grew fond with the town.
Say: I grew fond of the town.
Use 'fond of,' not 'fond with,' to name the person or thing you gradually like.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
grow fond of someone or something; have grown fond of someone or something
Your turn: say it out loud
I grew fond of the old café because I used to meet my friends there every week.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
grow fond of
gradually start liking
“I grew fond of the old café because I used to meet my friends there every week.”
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