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- Dictionaryhope·ful/ˈhōpf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event: "a hopeful sign" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person likely or hoping to succeed: "a leading gubernatorial hopeful"
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The meaning of HOPEFUL is having qualities which inspire hope. How to use hopeful in a sentence.
having hope or causing you to hope; believing or causing you to believe that something desired will happen: [ + that clause ] I’m hopeful that when both sides understand the situation better, they will agree to meet and cooperate. The fact that he’s eating with a good appetite is a hopeful sign. hopeful. noun [ C ]
If you refer to someone as a hopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition.
If you're hopeful about something, you're optimistic. You think it's going to turn out OK. Your team has been doing well in practice, so you're hopeful that you'll win the finals. Hopeful comes from the word hope, meaning "optimism about a future event," and the suffix -ful, meaning "full."
having hope or causing you to hope; believing or causing you to believe that something desired will happen: [ + that clause ] I’m hopeful that when both sides understand the situation better, they will agree to meet and cooperate. The fact that he’s eating with a good appetite is a hopeful sign. hopeful. noun [ C ]
1. Having or manifesting hope. 2. Inspiring hope; promising. n. A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate: a group of presidential hopefuls. hope′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of hopeful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
