halfexpect

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A form of half-expect — Almost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.

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Meanings

verbhalfexpect (third-person singular simple present halfexpects, present participle halfexpecting, simple past and past participle halfexpected)

present singular third person halfexpects · participle present halfexpecting · participle past halfexpected · past halfexpected

  1. alternativeAlternative form of half-expect.

    When he held Judah's arm or touched his shoulder he felt the knob of bone and halfexpected the creak of an old door when Judah stepped or reached.

    2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 28, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 147

Origin

From half- + expect.

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APA

halfexpect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfexpect

MLA

“halfexpect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfexpect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halfexpect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halfexpect.

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