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1. | [ verb ] expect with desire | |
Synonyms: | desire trust | |
Examples: | "I trust you will behave better from now on" "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
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Related terms: | wish promise desire hoper | |
2. | [ verb ] be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes | |
Examples: | "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" |
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Related terms: | despair desire hoper | |
3. | [ verb ] intend with some possibility of fulfilment | |
Synonyms: | go_for | |
Examples: | "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" |
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Related terms: | plan hoper | |
4. | [ noun ] a specific instance of feeling hopeful | |
Examples: | "it revived their hope of winning the pennant" |
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Related terms: | anticipation | |
5. | [ noun ] the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled | |
Examples: | "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" |
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Related terms: | despair feeling optimism encouragement hopefulness | |
6. | [ noun ] (religion) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | |
Synonyms: | promise | |
Examples: | "there is little or no promise that he will recover" |
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Related terms: | expectation theological_virtue rainbow promise | |
7. | [ noun ] someone (or something) on which expectations are centered | |
Examples: | "he was their best hope for a victory" |
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Related terms: | person great_white_hope | |
8. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 427 | |
9. | [ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903) | |
Synonyms: | leslie_townes_hope bob_hope | |
Related terms: | comedian | |
10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1800 | |
11. | [ noun ] (religion) one of the three Christian virtues | |
Related terms: | theological_virtue | |
Similar spelling: |
Hoppe hopei hopeh hop hoopoe Hove Hopp hoop Hovey hovea hoopoo Hof hob Hopi Hopf hoof Hoff hobo |