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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

half expect

Hi teachers,

Could you possibly explain the meanings the sentences in bold type below?:

We were half expecting him not to come back.
"who are you?" he murmured,only half expecting her to answer
If I can't help her, how can you expect to?
He was late, but what do you expect?

Thanks in advance
  

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half expect = assume that something will happen, but not entirely convinced I half expected her to jump into the pool naked, she was so drunk. Because we were late, we half expected to have only dessert at the dinner party.

— Philip

  • half expect = assume that something will happen, but not entirely convinced I half expected her to jump into the pool naked, she was so drunk.
  • Because we were late, we half expected to have only dessert at the dinner party.
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half expect = assume that something will happen, but not entirely convinced

I half expected her to jump into the pool naked, she was so drunk.
Because we were late, we half expected to have only dessert at the dinner party.
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Thank you Philip very much
But how about the two remaining sentences?
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