look fondly back on

/lʊk ˈfɒndli bæk ɒn/

verb phrase

  1. To remember a past time, person, or experience with affection and pleasure.

    B1

    usually followed by a noun or -ing form

    • "She looks fondly back on her childhood."B1
    • "He looks fondly back on the years he spent at university."B2
    • "He looks fondly back on the days when he used to play football with his friends."B1
    • "Many former residents look fondly back on a period when the town felt more close-knit."C1

Collocations

look back on childhoodlook back on happy memorieslook back on the pastlook fondly back on memories

Word family

fondfondlyfondness