Idiom
absence makes the heart grow fonder
Meaning
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We miss each other, but absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
“Living in different cities is difficult, but they believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
“Although the long separation was painful, he realized that absence makes the heart grow fonder when he felt his love deepen during their time apart.”
Examples
simple
“We miss each other, but absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
contextual
“Living in different cities is difficult, but they believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
complex
“Although the long separation was painful, he realized that absence makes the heart grow fonder when he felt his love deepen during their time apart.”
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