verb
ADVERB
▪ enormously ( esp. BrE ), especially , genuinely , a lot , particularly , really , truly , very much
▪
I ~d him enormously and was sorry when he left.
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I really ~ that restaurant.
▪ best , better
▪
Which story do you ~ best?
▪ quite , rather ( esp. BrE )
▪ always , never , still
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I have always ~d Sue and I don't intend to stop now.
▪ instantly
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Everyone he met instantly ~d him and wanted to be friends.
▪ personally
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I personally ~d this song a lot.
▪ secretly
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She guessed that he secretly ~d wearing skirts.
VERB + LIKE
▪ appear to , seem to
▪ begin to , start to
▪ come to , get to , grow to
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I hope you will get to ~ our town.
▪ learn to
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I'm learning to ~ spinach.
▪ want to
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I wanted to ~ the movie because of its message.
▪ try to
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I tried to ~ her because it would be for the best.
▪ pretend to
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He pretended to ~ her for Tony's sake.
PHRASES
▪ be universally ~d
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a man who was universally ~d
▪ be well ~d
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He works hard and is well ~d by his colleagues.
Like is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ dance , ↑ feeling , ↑ film , ↑ food , ↑ job , ↑ joke , ↑ laugh , ↑ look , ↑ music , ↑ taste