hopehoʊp(n.; v.)hoped, hop•ing.

1. (n.)the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out well.

2. a particular instance of this feeling:

   the hope of winning.

3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance:

   There is little hope of his recovery.

4. a person or thing in which expectations are centered:

   The medicine was her last hope.

5. something that is hoped for.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

6. (v.t.)to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

7. to believe, desire, or trust:

   I hope you will be happy.

8. (v.i.)to feel that something desired may happen:

   We hope for an early spring.

9. Archaic. to place trust; rely (usu. fol. by in).

Idioms for hope:

1. hope against hope, to continue to hope when the situation appears bleak.

   Category: Idiom

Origin of hope:

bef. 900; ME; OE hopa, c. OFris, MD hope, MHG hoffe

hop′ing•ly(adv.)