half-expect

Verb

Meaning

half-expect (third-person singular simple present half-expects, present participle half-expecting, simple past and past participle half-expected)

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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

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