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What is another word for had a fondness for?

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Verb
Past tense for to enjoy, be pleased by
liked
enjoyed
loved
adored
appreciated
fancied
relished
savoredUS
embraced
admired
cherished
delighted in
derived pleasure from
dug
held dear
reveled in
revelled in
savouredUK
took to
taken to
approved of
derived satisfaction from
esteemed
found agreeable
found appealing
found attractive
found enjoyable
found pleasure in
got a bang out of
gotten a bang out of
got a kick from of
got a kick out of
gotten a kick out of
got off on
gotten off on
went for
gone for
hankered for
had a liking for
had a passion for
had a penchant for
had a preference for
had a soft spot for
had a thing about
had a weakness for
had regard for
held in esteem
prized
rated
rejoiced in
respected
took an interest in
taken an interest in
took a shine to
taken a shine to
took delight in
taken delight in
took pleasure in
taken pleasure in
took satisfaction in
taken satisfaction in
thought well of
basked in
favoredUS
favouredUK
found satisfaction in
got a buzz from of
got a buzz out of
got a thrill out of
gotten a thrill out of
had a taste for
enjoyed greatly
exulted in
found irresistible
got a charge from of
got a charge out of
gotten a charge out of
got high on
gotten high on
gloried in
had a great liking for
had an affection for
had a predilection for
had a proclivity for
had a thing for
lapped up
revered
took a fancy to
taken a fancy to
took a thrill to
taken a thrill to
took great delight in
taken great delight in
took great pleasure in
taken great pleasure in
took joy in
taken joy in
thoroughly enjoyed
treasured
valued
adulated
cottoned to
went a bundle on
gone a bundle on
went in for
gone in for
grooved on
leaned toward
leant toward
liked to indulge in
madded about
rated highly
wallowed in
felt affection toward
had a high regard for
thought the world of
fell in love
fallen in love
fell in love with
fallen in love with
cared for
preferred
luxuriated
reveledUS
revelledUK
wallowed
exulted
indulged
jubilated
joyed
rejoiced
exuberated
gloried
venerated
regarded highly
triumphed
had fun with
found great pleasure
kvelled
delighted
got a thrill from
liked very much
really liked
felt satisfaction with
crowed about
drooled over
derived great pleasure from
found joy in
got a buzz from
really enjoyed
enjoyed to the full
immersed yourself in
chosen
chose
gotten pleasure from
got pleasure from
amused oneself with
took great delight
drunk in
partook of
taken great delight
partaken of
took great pleasure
taken great pleasure
drank in
“All the McKechnies had been upset, in their own way, to see the Walshes get on: Stan's dad resented Joe's success, saying he was just a brownnose anyhow, and the sisters put it about that May Walsh had a fondness for vodka.”
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