Expect and Like

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Expect

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

Like

Like verb - To wish to have.
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Expect and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Like".
Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

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Common collocations

character expect character like character
guy expect guy like guy
people expect people like people
kind expect kind like kind
Other words: name, show, characters, bit, music, nothing, song.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth The letter A apparently tastes "sweet and juicy, exactly how you'd expect an A to taste like." A similar effect is in place for the visual sounds in the Soundkeeper's vault.
    Source: Literature / The Phantom Tollbooth
  • Manga / Boku wa Ookami Interestingly, the one guy you'd expect to have No Nudity Taboo wears a wetsuit instead of shorts like the other guys.
    Source: Manga / Boku wa Ookami
  • Literature / Laughter In The Dark Instead of a fight between the two men, like you'd expect, Margot is the one that kills Albinus.
    Source: Literature / Laughter In The Dark
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