Definitions for Hopefully
ˈhoʊp fə lihope·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. hopefullyadverb

   with hope; in a hopeful manner

   "we searched hopefully for a good position"

2. hopefullyadverb

   it is hoped

   "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hopefullyadverb

   In a hopeful manner.

2. Hopefullyadverb

   I hope; if all goes well; as, hopefully, the dress will be ready before the party. Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being ungrammatical, but it is very common and well understood. It is usually used to begin a sentence describing a desired future event.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hopefullyadverb

   It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

   Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.

2. hopefullyadverb

   In a hopeful manner.

   In justifying the new parking structure, the council looked hopefully to rising retail sales downtown.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hopefullyadverb

   Etymology: from hopeful.

   1. In such a manner as to raise hope; in a promising way.

   He left all his female kindred either matched with peers of the realm actually, or hopefully with earls sons and heirs. Henry Wotton.

   They were ready to renew the war, and to prosecute it hopefully, to the reduction or suppression of the Irish. Edward Hyde.

   2. With hope; without despair. This sense is rare.

   From your promising and generous endeavours we may hopefully expect a considerable enlargement of the history of nature. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. Preface.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hopefully

   Hopefully is an adverb which means "in a hopeful manner" or, when used as a disjunct, "it is hoped". Its use as a disjunct has prompted controversy among advocates of linguistic purism or linguistic prescription.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hopefully

   Hopefully is an adverb that refers to expressing a desire or expectation that a certain event or action will happen. It is often used to denote a sense of optimism and wishful thinking about the future.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hopefully' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1279

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Hopefully' in Adverbs Frequency: #301

How to pronounce Hopefully?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Hopefully in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hopefully in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hopefully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Hopefully in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Hopefully something very positive will be coming out of it, we’ll see. We have to be prepared for anything. But I really believe something positive will come out of it. Will be great for Korea, North and South, and this country.

2. Nate Lashley:

   When you're first alternate it's not a whole lot of fun, that feeling of only missing getting in the event by a spot, by one person, we'll see how it goes tomorrow. Hopefully I can go out there and play like today, play relaxed golf and have some fun.

3. Todd Pugatch:

   The more we contribute to this rigorous evidence base of the real threat of the climate crisis, hopefully, it will have a policy impact.

4. Paul Smith:

   What we look at in our framework is taking the recent cases that strengthen the need for a trust building framework with police that entails acknowledgment of harm by law enforcement leaders, hopefully that this is a way to bring community voices into the work of public safety and a pivot away from just the militarized kind of policing that happens.

5. Kirk Evoy:

   Allowing it to be over-the-counter in the same manner in every state really clears up some confusion and hopefully clears up some of that red tape.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Hopefully
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Hopefully
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hopefully
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Hopefully
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopefully
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com