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AU FOND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does au fond mean?
• AU FOND (adverb)
The adverb AU FOND has 1 sense:
1. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Familiarity information: AU FOND used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
At bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Synonyms:
au fond; basically; essentially; fundamentally; in essence
Context examples:
He is basically dishonest / the argument was essentially a technical one / for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
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