Definitions for hopeful
ˈhoʊp fəlhope·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hopefuladjective

   Etymology: hope and full.

   1. Full of qualities which produce hope; promising; likely to obtain success; likely to come to maturity; likely to gratify desire, or answer expectation.

   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.

   2. Full of hope; full of expectation of success. This sense is now almost confined to Scotland, though it is analogical, and found in good writers.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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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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How to pronounce hopeful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hopeful in sign language?

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. Matthew Byrnes:

   We are hopeful that we will be successful with this filing.

2. State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday:

   I'm confident in the days ahead we'll have things that look like steps backward, but I'm also hopeful that all the parties are sincere and wanting what's good for the Afghan people.

3. Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott:

   Northfield Police Department are still extremely hopeful, but based on the information [ and ] evidence Northfield Police Department have at this time, Northfield Police Department are concerned that Northfield Police Department may not be able to find Lisa Wade.

4. Lena Gonzalez:

   I'm hopeful that this year with the new makeup of the Assembly, with more coalition and with more emphasis on this crisis that we can actually get this done.

5. Yehia Rashed:

   I am very hopeful, optimistic about the future of tourism into Egypt, i want to get that smile that you are smiling into the faces of everybody. We want to stay positive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hopeful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hopeful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hopeful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopeful
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hopeful
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hopeful