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hope

UK/ˈhəʊp/ US/ˈhoʊp/ very common
verb (3) noun (6)

verb

1.

expect and wish

  • “I trust you will behave better from now on”
  • “I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise”
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2.

be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

  • “I am still hoping that all will turn out well”
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3.

intend with some possibility of fulfilment

  • “I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening”
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noun

1.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

  • “it revived their hope of winning the pennant”
2.

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

  • “in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope”
Antonyms
3.

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

  • “there is little or no promise that he will recover”
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4.

someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

  • “he was their best hope for a victory”
5.

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)

Synonyms
6.

one of the three Christian virtues

Origin

From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn; further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).

Phrases

  • abandon hope, all ye who enter here
  • all hope abandon ye who enter here
  • beacon of hope
  • Buckley's hope
  • can but hope
  • Cape of Good Hope
  • cross my heart and hope to die
  • dash someone's hopes
  • get one's hopes up
  • glimmer of hope
  • here's hoping
  • hit and hope

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