hopes

Noun

• a specific instance of feeling hopeful
• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
• someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
• United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
• one of the three Christian virtues
• plural of hope

Verb

• expect and wish
• be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
• intend with some possibility of fulfilment
• jump lightly
• move quickly from one place to another
• travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
• traverse as if by a short airplane trip
• jump across
• make a jump forward or upward
• third-person singular simple present indicative of hope

Synonyms

Bob Hope, desire, go for, hop, hop-skip, Hope, hope, Leslie Townes Hope, promise, skip, trust

Antonyms

despair