"half-expect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: half-expects [present, singular, third-person], half-expecting [participle, present], half-expected [participle, past], half-expected [past]
Etymology: From half- + expect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|expect}} half- + expect Head templates: {{en-verb}} half-expect (third-person singular simple present half-expects, present participle half-expecting, simple past and past participle half-expected)
  1. Almost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.
    Sense id: en-half-expect-en-verb-r~ekAgMO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with half-

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Download JSON data for half-expect meaning in English (1.3kB)

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