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   hope

   /həʊp/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen: "he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information" Similar aspirationdesirewishexpectationambitionaimplandreamdaydreampipe dreamlongingyearningcravinghankering
   • ▪ a person or thing that may help or save someone: "their only hope is surgery" Similar optimismgrounds for hopepromiselight at the end of the tunnelOpposite pessimism
   • ▪ grounds for believing that something good may happen: "he does see some hope for the future" Similar hopefulnessoptimismexpectationexpectancyconfidencefaithtrustbeliefconvictionassurance
   • 2. a feeling of trust: archaic "our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner"

   verb

   • 1. want something to happen or be the case: "he's hoping for an offer of compensation" Similar expectanticipatelook forwait forbe hopeful ofpin one's hopes onwantwish fordream ofhope against hope forOpposite despair of
   • ▪ intend if possible to do something: "we're hoping to address all these issues" Similar aimintendbe lookinghave the/every intentionhave in mindplanaspire

   Word Origin late Old Englishhopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoper noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does hope mean?

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   What is hope verb?

   • Definition of hope verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [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.

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   What does hope mean in a sentence?

   • Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Hope definition: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. See examples of HOPE used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you hope something is true?

   • 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. She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray. [VERB] He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation. [VERB + for]

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   The meaning of HOPE is to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true. How to use hope in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hope.

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   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.

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   n. 1. ( sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed.

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