What does hopefully mean?
Definitions for hopefully
ˈhoʊp fə lihope·ful·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hopefully.
Princeton's WordNet
hopefullyadverb
with hope; in a hopeful manner
"we searched hopefully for a good position"
hopefullyadverb
it is hoped
"hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"
GCIDE
Hopefullyadverb
In a hopeful manner.
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.
Wiktionary
hopefullyadverb
It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.
Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
hopefullyadverb
In a hopeful manner.
In justifying the new parking structure, the council looked hopefully to rising retail sales downtown.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hopefullyadverb
Etymology: from hopeful.
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.
From your promising and generous endeavours we may hopefully expect a considerable enlargement of the history of nature. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. Preface.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hopefully' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1279
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hopefully' in Adverbs Frequency: #301
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hopefully in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hopefully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of hopefully in a Sentence
Hopefully, everything checks out as we expect and it's favorable news.
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."
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.
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.
They are not walking around in denim, and hopefully they wo n’t ever.
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- إن شاء اللهArabic
- doufejmeCzech
- hoffnungsvoll, hoffentlichGerman
- ελπίGreek
- esperebleEsperanto
- con suerte, ojaláSpanish
- toiveikkaasti, toivottavastiFinnish
- avec optimisme, [[avec]] [[un]] [[peu]] [[de]] [[chance]], espérerFrench
- उम्मीद है किHindi
- remélhetőlegHungarian
- semoga sajaIndonesian
- vonandiIcelandic
- 희망Korean
- hopefullyLatin
- hoopvol, hopelijkDutch
- oxalá, esperançosamente, tomaraPortuguese
- надежда, надеятьсяRussian
- hoppfullt, förhoppningsvisSwedish
- ümitle, inşallah, umutlaTurkish
- spelaboVolapük
- אַלעווייַYiddish
- 希望Chinese
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