Expect and Regard

Expect

Expect verb - Consider reasonable or due.

Usage example: I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed

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Regard and expect are semantically related in believe topic. In some cases you can use "Regard" instead a verb "Expect", when it comes to topics like rank, determine.

Nearby Words: expectation, expectant, expecting, expectancy, expectance

Regard

Regard verb - To give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies).

Usage example: the judges regard the amount of effort and energy you put into the project in evaluating it

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Expect and regard are semantically related in believe topic. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Regard".

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Common collocations

person	expect person	regard person
character	expect character	regard character
people	expect people	regard people
name	expect name	regard name
Other words: form, audience, show, death, use, story, song, war, anyone, stories.

Both words in one sentence

Sally is even worse in this regard, every time she says the phrase "I can help" expect the lives of everyone around her to be worse off then before she met them.

Source: Series / Being Human (US)
No OSHA Compliance: What did you expect from an evil corporation with no regard for human safety, anyway?

Source: Video Game / Red Faction
Compare Pink Elephants — if the colored wildlife is actually odd in the setting, expect a character to regard it as that trope.

Source: Amazing Technicolor Wildlife