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half-expecting

half-expecting is the present participle and gerund of half-expect.

Meaning of half-expect

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.
    • - I'm afraid we have no appointments available until next week.
      - Oh, that's all right; I half-expected that.

Questions about half-expecting

What is half-expecting the present participle and gerund of?
Half-expecting is the present participle and gerund of half-expect.

Words near half-expecting in the dictionary

  1. half-equations
  2. half-evergreen
  3. half-evergreens
  4. half-expect
  5. half-expected
  6. half-expecting
  7. half-expects
  8. half-faced
  9. half-filled
  10. half-finished
  11. half-first cousin

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