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hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen. hopes to find a job soon. look, with to, implies assurance that expectations will be fulfilled. looks to a tidy profit from the sale.
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.
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)
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.
Check pronunciation: hope. Definition of hope verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HOPE meaning: 1. to want something to happen or be true: 2. to intend to do something: 3. a positive feeling…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of hope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hope. noun. /hoʊp/. [uncountable, countable] a belief that something you want will happen hope (of something) There is now hope of a cure. hope (for somebody/something) Hopes for the missing men are fading. hope (that…)
