Dread and Expect

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Dread

Dread verb - Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.
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Expect and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Dread".
Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Expect

Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Dread and expect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a verb "Expect".
Nearby Words: expectation, expectant, expecting, expectancy, expectance

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Common collocations

someone dread someone expect someone
show dread show expect show
episode dread episode expect episode
time dread time expect time
Other words: use, song.

Both words in one sentence

  • Whoever is having the bad time, expect great relief when the parents return, and dread knowing that tomorrow it will be the same thing all over again.
    Source: Daycare Nightmare
  • Fan Fic / Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness Harry, on the other hand, has experienced isolation, panic and dread with barely any respite, so when he finally stumbles back into Hogwarts, he has all the disconnect and PTSD you'd expect.
    Source: Fan Fic / Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness
  • Given the power of his far-more-common bow, the Dread, you'd expect the Hate to be comparably strong.
    Source: Penultimate Weapon
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