Hope and Like

Hope

Hope verb - Expect and wish.

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Like and hope are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Hope".

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Hope and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hope" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

human	human hope	human like
old	old hope	old like
good	good hope	good like
complete	complete hope	complete like
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, big, serious, dangerous, little, personal, white, broken, few.

character	hope character	like character
power	hope power	like power
life	hope life	like life
guy	hope guy	like guy
Other words: people, someone, show, time, way, magic, nothing, whatever, stories, whom.

He also tells Seneca that he doesn't like underdogs (like Katniss) because they create a real sense of hope, thus playing this trope straight.

Source: Hope Springs Eternal
Kingsley: I love how your reaction is "That won't work," instead of "I hope you haven't gotten cum on my frozen pizzas, because I don't like that topping."

Source: Do Wrong, Right
In Edgar Rice Burroughs's A Princess of Mars, Sola tells John Carter that because of this, and Love Hurts, she has wished to be like the other women of her race, without hope or love.

Source: Hope Is Scary

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