What does hope mean?

Definitions for hope
hoʊphope

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hopenoun

    a specific instance of feeling hopeful

    "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

  2. hopenoun

    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

    "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

  3. promise, hopenoun

    grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

    "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

  4. hopenoun

    someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

    "he was their best hope for a victory"

  5. Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hopenoun

    United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

  6. hopeverb

    one of the three Christian virtues

  7. hope, trust, desireverb

    expect and wish

    "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

  8. hopeverb

    be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

    "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

  9. hope, go forverb

    intend with some possibility of fulfilment

    "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

Wiktionary

  1. Hopenoun

    from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.

  2. Hopenoun

    for someone who lived in a hop, a small enclosed valley.

  3. Hopenoun

    A town in Arkansas

  4. Hopenoun

    A town in British Columbia

  5. Etymology: From hopen, from hopian.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. HOPEnoun

    Etymology: hopa, Saxon; hope, Dutch.

    There is hope of a tree, if cut down, that it will sprout again. Job xiv. 7.

    Hope is that pleasure in the mind which every one finds in himself, upon the thought of a profitable future enjoyment of a thing, which is apt to delight him. John Locke.

    When in heav’n she shall his essence see,
    This is her sov’reign good, and perfect bliss;
    Her longing, wishings, hopes, all finish’d be;
    Her joys are full, her motions rest in this. Davies.

    Sweet hope! kind cheat! fair fallacy! by thee
    We are not where or what we be;
    But what and where we would be: thus art thou
    Our absent presence, and our future now. Richard Crashaw.

    Faith is opposed to infidelity, and hope to despair. Taylor.

    He sought them both, but wish’d his hap might find
    Eve separate: he wish’d, but not with hope
    Of what so seldom chanc’d: when to his wish,
    Beyond his hope, Eve separate he spies. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    The Trojan dames
    To Pallas’ fane in long procession go,
    In hopes to reconcile their heav’nly foe. John Dryden, Virg. Æn.

    Why not comfort myself with the hope of what may be, as torment myself with the fear on’t? Roger L'Estrange.

    To encourage our hopes it gives us the highest assurance of most lasting happiness, in case of obedience. John Tillotson.

    The deceased really lived like one that had his hope in another life; a life which he hath now entered upon, having exchanged hope for sight, desire for enjoyment. Francis Atterbury.

    Young men look rather to the past age than the present, and therefore the future may have some hopes of them. Jonathan Swift.

    It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God, to be raised up again by him. 2 Mac. vii. 14.

    Blessed is he who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. Ecclus. xiv. 2.

    I had hope of France,
    Ev’n as I have of fertile England’s soil. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    I might see from far some forty truncheoneers draw to her succour, which were the hope of the Strand, where she was quarter’d. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    Thy mother felt more than a mother’s pain,
    And yet brought forth less than a mother’s hope;
    To wit, an indigested deform’d lump. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    She was his care, his hope, and his delight,
    Most in his thought, and ever in his sight. Dryden.

  2. Hopenoun

    Any sloping plain between the ridges of mountains. Robert Ainsworth

  3. To Hopeverb

    To expect with desire.

    The sun shines hot; and if we use delay,
    Cold-biting Winter mars our hop’d for hay. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

    So stands the Thracian herdsman with his spear
    Full in the gap, and hopes the hunted bear. John Dryden, Fables.

  4. To Hopeverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Hope for good success, according to the efficacy of the causes and the instrument; and let the husbandman hope for a good harvest. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

    My muse, by storms long tost,
    Is thrown upon your hospitable coast;
    And finds more favour by her ill success,
    Than she could hope for by her happiness. Dryden.

    Who knows what adverse fortune may befall!
    Arm well your mind, hope little, and fear all. Dryden.

    He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Ps. xxxi. 24.

Wikipedia

  1. Hope

    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. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation."Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair.

ChatGPT

  1. hope

    Hope can be defined as a positive feeling of expectation and desire for something good to happen or for a situation to improve. It is a belief that things will get better, that goals can be achieved, and that there is potential for positive outcomes, even in difficult or challenging circumstances. Hope is often associated with optimism, faith, and a sense of possibility. It can serve as a motivating force, providing comfort and strength during tough times.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hopenoun

    a sloping plain between mountain ridges

  2. Hopenoun

    a small bay; an inlet; a haven

  3. Hopenoun

    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. Hopenoun

    one who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good

  5. Hopenoun

    that which is hoped for; an object of hope

  6. Hopeverb

    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. Hopeverb

    to place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in

  8. Hopeverb

    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. Hopeverb

    to expect; to fear

  10. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. hp a small bay or inlet.]

Wikidata

  1. Hope

    Hope is the state which promotes the belief in a good outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Despair is often regarded as the opposite of hope. Hope is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to something with desire and reasonable confidence" or "feel[ing] that something desired may happen". Other definitions are "to cherish a desire with anticipation"; "to desire with expectation of obtainment"; or "to expect with confidence". In the English language the word can be used as either a noun or a verb, although hope as a concept has a similar meaning in either use.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hope

    hōp, v.i. to cherish a desire of good with expectation of obtaining it: to have confidence.—v.t. to desire with expectation or with belief in the prospect of obtaining.—n. a desire of some good, with expectation of obtaining it: confidence: anticipation: he who, or that which, furnishes ground of expectation: that which is hoped for.—adj. Hope′ful, full of hope: having qualities which excite hope: promising good or success.—adv. Hope′fully.—n. Hope′fulness.—adj. Hope′less, without hope: giving no ground to expect good or success: desperate.—adv. Hope′lessly.—n. Hope′lessness.—adv. Hōp′ingly.—Hope against hope, to continue to hope when there is no sufficient reason. [A.S. hopianhopa, hope; Dut. hopen, Ger. hoffen.]

  2. Hope

    hōp, n. a hollow, a mound: the upper end of a narrow mountain-valley: a comb—common in north country place-names.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. 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.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. HOPE

    A desire for better things to come that makes a grass widow willing to try it again. Also, a draft on futurity, sometimes honored, but generally extended.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. hope

    A small bay; it was an early term for valley, and is still used in Kent for a brook, and gives name to the adjacent anchorages. Johnson defines it to be any sloping plain between two ridges of hills.

Editors Contribution

  1. hope

    The knowing in our brain, conscience, consciousness, mind, spirit, soul and subconscious what we aspire for is easy, simple and achievable in order of priority.

    We know we are here on earth to create optimum health, human rights and equal shared prosperity for all on planet earth.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 6, 2020  

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Who Was Who?

  1. Hope

    The most beautiful woman who ever lived. She was a near relation of Ambition. Discovered the words "wish" and "if" and gave her name to the world. She was the first woman to manufacture ideals, and has been made the patron saint of the suffragettes. Hope went about making life worth while. She was loved by all those millions of lovers and all those millions of men and women who endeavored to do things. Ambition: The discouraged. Recreation: Success. Address: Perhaps she has resided in your home.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HOPE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hope is ranked #2052 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hope surname appeared 17,562 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Hope.

    69.9% or 12,288 total occurrences were White.
    23.7% or 4,167 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 467 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 385 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 128 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 126 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hope' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1021

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hope' in Written Corpus Frequency: #446

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hope' in Nouns Frequency: #594

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'hope' in Verbs Frequency: #103

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hope in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hope in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    I certainly hope so, because we are not going to get an answer that is a definitive answer — I mean, even if they do cooperate, we may not do that.

  2. Ryan White:

    I hope we do, i don’t think it’s too late to find out. I probably began the project thinking it was too late to find out, but I don’t believe that now… I believe her family deserves justice. And part of that is being able to name who killed Sister Cathy.

  3. Kevin McLaughlin:

    Collins is everything Georgians hate about Washington, he is a swamp creature that claims to be conservative. ... Now, having made an emotional, ill-informed and selfish decision, he finds himself at a crossroads. Republicans who are working to reelect President Trump and retain the Senate majority hope he has a moment of clarity, does the right thing and walks away from this poor decision. Otherwise, voters will make it for him.

  4. Susan Yox:

    Nursing is a very difficult and demanding career choice – long hours, weekend and holiday work, and most importantly, the need to provide hands-on care to people at their most vulnerable times in life – often when they are injured, ill, in pain or dying, we hope this survey will begin to foster dialogue about the reasons for nursing dissatisfaction and burnout and spur changes where needed.

  5. Vinicio Naranjo:

    We’re going with my family to vote for Arauz, hoping that all the good things that happened with Correa will be repeated, we hope that Correa will be brought back, or at least the system that benefited the poor.

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