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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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