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

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How to pronounce hopefully?

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 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. Mike Shildt:

   Hopefully, everything checks out as we expect and it's favorable news.

2. Barbara DeAngelis:

   At the end of our time on earth, if we have lived fully, we will not be able to say, "I was always happy". Hopefully we will be able to say, "I have experienced a lifetime of real moments, and many of them were happy moments."

3. Rocky Wirtz:

   I’ve told people before. When I leave a meeting with Kyle, I feel better, i feel more assured. I feel more confident, and I think that’s a feeling that hopefully everyone here and the fans can start to sense as well as they really understand Kyle’s plan going forward.

4. Matt Bellina:

   Hopefully people will look at the Ice Bucket Challenge as a chance for us to actually make history and change something that’s not going to change otherwise.

5. Maie Folkerts:

   They are not walking around in denim, and hopefully they wo n’t ever.

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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
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hopefully