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   hope

   verb hoped,hoping,hopes

   • ▪ To wish for a particular event that one considers possible. "We are hoping for more financial support."
   • ▪ To have confidence; trust.
   • ▪ To desire and consider possible. "I hope that you will join us for dinner. We hope to buy a house in the spring."

   noun

   • ▪ The longing or desire for something accompanied by the belief in the possibility of its occurrence. "He took singing lessons in the hope of performing in the musical."
   • ▪ An instance of such longing or desire. "Her hopes of becoming a doctor have not changed."
   • ▪ A source of or reason for such longing or desire. "Good pitching is the team's only hope for victory."
   • ▪ The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
   • ▪ Trust; confidence.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hopeHope Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HOPE is to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true. How to use hope in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hope.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOPE definition: 1. to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it…. Learn more.

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   Hope definition: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. See examples of HOPE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOPE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HOPE meaning: 1. to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hopeHope - definition of hope by The Free Dictionary

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   hope. ( həʊp) n. 1. ( sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed.

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   HOPE meaning: 1 : to want something to happen or be true and think that it could happen or be true often + for; 2 : used to say that you hope something will happen.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOPE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    HOPE definition: 1. to want something to happen or be true: 2. to intend to do something: 3. a positive feeling…. Learn more.

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    hope meaning, definition, what is hope: to want something to happen or be true a...: Learn more.