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1. : to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true. hopes for a promotion. hoping for the best. I hope so. 2. archaic : trust. transitive verb. 1. : to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment. I hope she remembers. hopes to be invited. 2. : to expect with confidence : trust.
to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. [1] . As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation". [2] Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair. [3]
to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.
HOPE definition: 1. to want something to happen or be true: 2. to intend to do something: 3. a positive feeling…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to want something to happen and think that it is possible. All we can do now is wait and hope. ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not.’. ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘I hope so, yes.’. The exam went better than I’d dared hope. I’ll see you next week, I hope.
noun. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope. Synonyms: longing, expectancy, aspiration. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
hope. noun. /həʊp/. /həʊp/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of wanting and expecting a particular thing to happen; something that you wish for. Don't lose hope—we'll find her. She told me all her hopes and dreams. hope for somebody/something They have high hopes for their children.
Definitions of 'hope'. 1. If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. [...] 2. If you say that you cannot hope for something, or if you talk about the only thing that you can hope to get, you mean that you are in a bad situation ...
Hope is a feeling of desire and expectation that things will go well in the future. Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system. But Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit. [ + of] Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind.
