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au fond
[ oh fawn ]
au fond
/ o fɔ̃ /
adverb
- fundamentally; essentially
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Word History and Origins
Origin of au fond1
First recorded in 1780–90
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Word History and Origins
Origin of au fond1
literally: at the bottom
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Example Sentences
Yet these too, with all their sympathy and suavity and sweet reasonableness, are policemen au fond.
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Title story, waste verbiage at the start, ridiculous to put all this camouflage over something au fond merely an idea.
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He expressed it as his intention to attack most vigorously (au fond), and asked for my best support, which I promised to give.
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Joffre was full of enthusiasm, and very hopeful of success if we all fulfilled our respective rles and attacked au fond.
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Quant au fond de la question, however, I am still in doubt and wait for the light of further reflexion to settle my opinion.
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