halfexpect en · VERB
Etymology
From half- + expect.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of half-expect.
alt 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halfexpected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| halfexpected | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| halfexpects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| halfexpecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |