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half-expect
half-expect
English
Verb
half-expect (third-person singular simple present half-expects, present participle half-expecting, simple past and past participle half-expected)
- to be not completely sure that something will happen.
- "I'm afraid we have no appointments available until next week."
- "Oh, that's all right, I half-expected that."
- "I'm afraid we have no appointments available until next week."