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expect verb To suppose, surmise.

1863 Kinsland CW Letter I expect I cold sell it all out by the quart at 5 dollars a quart write soon and tell me what yow think wold be best. 1883 Zeigler and Grosscup Heart of Alleghanies 87 I spect he would ef I hadn’t bought him out when I did.  1939 Hall Coll (Proctor NC) I guess it is about fifteen, I expect. 1956 Hall Coll (Townsend TN) It was closer down there than I expect to Cades Cove. 1983 Dark Corner OHP-13 I expect you remember Doctor Gibson at Inman.

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