hope

Plural: hopes

Noun

• a specific instance of feeling hopeful
  • "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
  • "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
• someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
  • "he was their best hope for a victory"
• United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
• one of the three Christian virtues
• The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
• The actual thing wished for.
• A person or thing that is a source of hope.
• The virtuous desire for future good.
• A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.
• A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
• A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Verb

Verb Forms: hoped, hoping, hopes

• To desire with expectation; to wish for something good.
• expect and wish
  • "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
• be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
• intend with some possibility of fulfilment
  • "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
• To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause) or clause or so].
• To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
• To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
• To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
• To wish.

Examples

• After losing my job, there's frail hope of affording my world cruise.
• All hopes for a truce are gone after the latest attack.
• He's still hoping that everything will turn out fine.
• I HOPE my opponent doesn’t draw the ’Q’ without a ’U’ in Words With Friends.
• I hope to succeed.
• I hope you all the best.
• I hope {to - (that) I'll} have finished by next Sat at the latest.
• I'd hoped I'd find a job, but I never did, so I was hoping you could lend me some cash.
• I'm going to get a new car. I hope it will be better than the last one.
• I'm hoping for my boss to offer me a pay raise.
• There is still hope that we can find our missing cat.
• They are hoping it does not rain, but I expect it will.
• They're hoping for the best, but I don't think it's looking very good.
• We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
• — Is he going to shut up soon? — I hope so.

Synonyms

Bob Hope, desire, go for, Leslie Townes Hope, promise, trust

Antonyms

despair

Related Words

aspire, desire, expect, forlorn hope, look forward, want