To Be Fond Of
To Like
transitive verb, godan verb
You know that 好き is "like." Although 好き is kind of like a verb already, this is definitely a verb. It can be to be fond of or to like.
The reading is a strange one, different from anything you've learned, kanji on'yomi or vocab kun'yomi. The reading is この, so think of this. What is it that you're particularly fond of? Getting a cone (この) with your ice cream (which you're also fond of, who isn't?). Think of all the different cones you can get: waffle cones, sugar cones, oreo cones, yum!
一人でいる事を好む
to be fond of being alone
シンプルな物を好む
to be fond of simple things
暗い所を好む
to be fond of dark places
この日本酒は、大変酒好きだった私の父が生前に好んで飲んでいたものです。
This Japanese sake is what my heavy drinker of a father liked when he was alive.
コウイチは、黒ニンニクを好んで食べます。
Koichi likes eating black garlic.
コウイチさん、申し訳ありませんが、好むと好まざるとに関わらず、あなたの秘密は暴露されてしまうかもしれません。
I’m sorry, Mr. Koichi. Whether you like it or not, your secrets might get revealed.