half-expect
half-expect · half-expects · half-expected · half-expecting
Almost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sureAlmost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.
Meaning
1 sensesAlmost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.
- I'm afraid we have no appointments available until next week. - Oh, that's all right; I half-expected that.
Origin
From half- + expect.From half- + expect.
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Forms
half-expects, half-expecting, half-expected, half-expected| Base form | half-expect · to half-expect |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | half-expects |
| Present participle | half-expecting |
| Past simple | half-expected |
| Past participle | half-expected |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle