Expect
Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).
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Take seriously and expect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take seriously" instead a verb "Expect".
Take seriously
Expect and take seriously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expect" instead a verb phrase "Take seriously".
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An occasional one is Jon reacting with exaggerated shock when a character 'dies' in game, especially if it's in a very cartoonish fashion that you wouldn't expect to take seriously.
Source: Lets Play / ProtonJon -
This often looked about as ridiculous as you'd expect (at one point he even wore the face upside-down for no reason) and even when it was drawn in a properly scary manner, it was so absurd and over-the-top that many found it impossible to take seriously.
Source: Narm / Comic Books
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