Meaning of hope in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /hoʊp/

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  1. Verb

    hope

    Definitions

    1. expect and wish

    Examples

    • « I trust you will behave better from now on »
    • « I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise »

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  2. 2. be optimistic

    Examples

    • « be full of hope »
    • « have hopes »
    • « I am still hoping that all will turn out well »

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  3. 3. intend with some possibility of fulfilment

    Examples

    • « I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening »

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  4. Noun

    hope

    Etymology

    late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb)

    Definitions

    1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful

    Examples

    • « it revived their hope of winning the pennant »

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  5. 2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

    Examples

    • « in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope »

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  6. 3. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

    Examples

    • « there is little or no promise that he will recover »

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  7. 4. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

    Examples

    • « he was their best hope for a victory »

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  8. 5. United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
  9. 6. one of the three Christian virtues

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Famous quotes

  • « I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet... to live better in five years than we do today. »
    Francois Hollande
  • « I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life. »
    Jack Kerouac
  • « When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he's dead. »
    Judith Viorst
  • « Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. »
    Aristotle
  • « The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, 'Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.' »
    Paul Theroux

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