Know and Like

Know

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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

Nearby Words: knowing, known

Like verb - To wish to have.

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

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

character	know character	like character
guy	know guy	like guy
name	know name	like name
someone	know someone	like someone
Other words: time, way, bit, nothing, song, father.

She realizes that if she chooses to become immortal then she will also be choosing to be inescapably in love with someone she doesn't even know or like.

Source: Thinks Like a Romance Novel
There is a broken base between fans of the original TV series and fans who only know or like the films in the franchise.

Source: Broken Base / Live-Action TV
It gets more obvious later on, when it's shown that other characters like Nanoha know and like him too, which happened entirely off-screen.

Source: Character Shilling

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