au fond

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/o fɔ̃/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō fôn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
au fond  (ō fôn′),USA pronunciation [French.]
  1. Foreign Termsat bottom or to the bottom;
    thoroughly;
    in reality;
    fundamentally.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
au fond French: /o fɔ̃/ adv
  1. fundamentally; essentially
Etymology: literally: at the bottom

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