Appreciate
Appreciate verb - To hold dear.
Usage example: I appreciate my parents more than I can express
Like is a synonym for appreciate in enjoy topic. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Appreciate", when it comes to topics like relish, attraction, value highly.
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Both words in one sentence
- His whining over Terra wanting a normal life, even one away from him, easily qualifies as Wangst, he essentially stalks Terra, and resigns from the Titans because after they call him out on beating up Terra's friends, he's convinced none of them like or appreciate him.
Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic - The inverse of Pet Peeve Trope, the Favorite Trope is a trope which we love and like to see used in stories, one whose qualities and uses we generally appreciate, or admire as either an Acceptable Break From Reality or an example of Shown Their Work.
Source: Sugar Wiki / Favorite Trope - While some, like the Card-Carrying Villain, may appreciate this, and others, like the Anti-Role Model, may not care, some others do care and don't necessarily like where it leads.
Source: Little Brother Is Watching
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