What does hopeful mean?

Definitions for hopeful
ˈhoʊp fəlhope·ful

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hopeful.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabeeadjective

    an ambitious and aspiring young person

    "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"

  2. hopefuladjective

    having or manifesting hope

    "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"

  3. bright, hopeful, promisingadjective

    full or promise

    "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"

Wiktionary

  1. hopefulnoun

    Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

    Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

  2. hopefuladjective

    Feeling hope.

  3. hopefuladjective

    Inspiring hope.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hopefuladjective

    Etymology: hope and full.

    He will advance thee:
    I know his noble nature, not to let
    Thy hopeful service perish. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    You serve a great and gracious master, and there is a most hopeful young prince whom you must not desert. Francis Bacon.

    What to the old can greater pleasure be,
    Than hopeful and ingenious youth to see? John Denham.

    They take up a book in their declining years, and grow very hopeful scholars by that time they are threescore. Addison.

    Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited, whatsoever they took in hand. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    I was hopeful the success of your first attempts would encourage you to make trial also of more nice and difficult experiments. Boyle.

    Whatever ills the friendless orphan bears,
    Bereav’d of parents in his infant years,
    Still must the wrong’d Telemachus sustain,
    If hopeful of your aid, he hopes in vain. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPT

  1. hopeful

    Hopeful refers to a feeling or attitude of desire for a particular positive outcome to happen in the future. It often involves optimism and expectation, expressing a confident or positive outlook that circumstances will improve or desired goals can be achieved. It may also refer to a person who aspires or aims for a particular position or achievement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hopefuladjective

    full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant

  2. Hopefuladjective

    having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect

Wikidata

  1. Hopeful

    "Hopeful" is a song by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki, taken from her fourth studio album -and first in Avex-, Around the World. The up-tempo, dance-pop song was written by Ami Suzuki and Shunsuke Yazaki.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hopeful in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hopeful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hopeful in a Sentence

  1. John Urias:

    We are hopeful that this latest protest filing will not be permitted to further delay the JLTV program and delivery of these vehicles to provide greater protection for our troops in future missions.

  2. Jack Fullam Gracey O'Leary:

    There hasn't been something like this for a long time in Ireland, I'm hopeful this mass showing will change things today.

  3. Dwyer Cianciolo:

    My heart went out to them, because you know how much work and time has gone into it, but were in a business where persistence pays off, so Im hopeful.

  4. Wilbur Ross:

    We're hopeful that phase one will be the precursor of a much more robust set of agreements.

  5. Barack Obama:

    I'm hopeful that with a spirit of cooperation and putting America first, we can be in a position where at the end of this year, we can look back and say we're that much better off than we were when we started the year.

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