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1. (n.) hope
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out well.
2. hope
a particular instance of this feeling:
the hope of winning.
3. hope
grounds for this feeling in a particular instance:
There is little hope of his recovery.
4. hope
a person or thing in which expectations are centered:
The medicine was her last hope.
5. hope
something that is hoped for.
6. (v.t.) hope
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
7. hope
to believe, desire, or trust:
I hope you will be happy.
8. (v.i.) hope
to feel that something desired may happen:
We hope for an early spring.
9. hope
Archaic. to place trust; rely (usu. fol. by in).
10. hope
hope against hope, to continue to hope when the situation appears bleak.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE hopa, c. OFris, MD hope, MHG hoffe)
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| Definition of 'Hope' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hope
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
"it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
2. (noun) hope
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
"in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
3. (noun) promise, hope
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
"there is little or no promise that he will recover"
4. (noun) hope
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
"he was their best hope for a victory"
5. (noun) Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
6. (verb) hope
one of the three Christian virtues
7. (verb) hope, trust, desire
expect and wish
"I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
8. (verb) hope
be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
"I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
9. (verb) hope, go for
intend with some possibility of fulfilment
"I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
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1. (verb) hope
to wish or want sth to happen or be true
I hope we have good weather.; She hoped that Kay wouldn't tell her secret.; We're hoping to buy a new car next year.
2. hope
I hope not
used to reply that you do not want sth to happen
"Are we paying for dinner?" "I hope not!"
3. hope
I hope so
used to reply that you do want sth to happen
"Did you get good grades?" "I hope so."
4. (noun) hope
a belief or confidence that good things will happen in the future
hope and optimism; our hopes for the future; her hopes of recovering in time for the race
5. hope
high hopes
when you think sth good is likely to happen
We have high hopes for the conference.
6. hope
raise hope
to make sb think sth could happen
I don't want to raise her hopes if there's no chance it will happen.
7. hope
lose hope
to no longer think that sth is possible
We will never lose hope of finding our daughter.
8. hope
in the hope that/of
because you want sth to happen
I told my story in the hope that it would help others.
9. hope
sth or sb that can make sth possible or successful
the boy's only hope of escape
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| Definition of 'Hope' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Hope
a sloping plain between mountain ridges
2. (noun) Hope
a small bay; an inlet; a haven
3. (noun) Hope
a desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy
4. (noun) Hope
one who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good
5. (noun) Hope
that which is hoped for; an object of hope
6. (verb) Hope
to entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for
7. (verb) Hope
to place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in
8. (verb) Hope
to desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of
9. (verb) Hope
to expect; to fear
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| Definitions of 'Hope' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Hope
1. A substitute for yesterday.
2. A mask that dying persons wear.
3. A system of metaphysics founded by Ananias. Antonyms: Reason, imagination, experience.
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Sense: to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen
He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.
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 Afrikaans: hoop |
 Arabic: يَأْمَل |
 Bulgarian: надявам се |
 Brazilian: esperar |
 Czech: doufat |
 German: hoffen |
 Danish: håbe |
 Greek: ελπίζω |
 Spanish: esperar |
 Estonian: lootma |
 Farsi: اميدوار بودن |
 Finnish: toivoa |
 French: espérer |
 Hebrew: לְקַווֹת |
 Hindi: आशा करना |
 Croatian: nadati se |
 Hungarian: remél |
 Indonesian: mengharapkan |
 Icelandic: vona |
 Italian: sperare |
 Japanese: 望む |
 Korean: 희망하다 |
 Lithuanian: tikėtis, viltis |
 Latvian: cerēt |
 Malay: harap |
 Dutch: hopen |
 Norwegian: håpe |
 Polish: mieć nadzieję |
 Persian: اميدوار بودن |
 Pashto: هیله مند اوسیدل |
 Portuguese: esperar |
 Romanian: a spera |
 Russian: надеяться |
 Slovak: dúfať |
 Slovenian: upati |
 Serbian: nadati se |
 Swedish: hoppas |
 Thai: หวัง |
 Turkish: ümit etmek, ummak, beklem |
 Taiwanese: 希望 |
 Ukrainian: надіятися, сподіватися |
 Urdu: کسی چیز کی امید رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: hy vọng; ước mong |
 Chinese: 希望 |
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