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Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. [1] . As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation". [2] Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair. [3]
1. : to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment. I hope she remembers. hopes to be invited. 2. : to expect with confidence : trust. Your mother is doing well, I hope. hoper noun.
to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.
to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.
a person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope. something that is hoped for: Her forgiveness is my constant hope. verb (used with object) , hoped, hop·ing. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence. to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory. verb (used without object)
[intransitive, transitive] to want something to happen and think that it is possible. All we can do now is wait and hope. ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not.’. ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘I hope so, yes.’. The exam went better than I’d dared hope. I’ll see you next week, I hope.
hope. /hoʊp/ /həʊp/ IPA guide. Other forms: hoped; hopes; hoping. Hope is something that you want to happen, like your hope to visit Paris this summer, or the feeling that good things will come. If you make it to the final round of a tournament, that gives you hope.
Hope is a feeling of desire and expectation that things will go well in the future. Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system. But Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit. [ + of] Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind.
hope. noun. /həʊp/. /həʊp/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of wanting and expecting a particular thing to happen; something that you wish for. Don't lose hope—we'll find her. She told me all her hopes and dreams. hope for somebody/something They have high hopes for their children.
HOPE meaning: 1. to want something to happen or be true: 2. to intend to do something: 3. a positive feeling…. Learn more.
