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The definition of hope is a feeling of optimism or a desire that something will happen.

(noun)

An example of hope is when a person believes his life situation will approve and his run of back luck will end.

Hope is defined as the action of wishing or desiring that something will occur.

(verb)

An example of hope is when you wish for a victory by your team.

See hope in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation
the thing that one has a hope for
a reason for hope
a person or thing on which one may base some hope
Archaic trust; reliance

Origin: ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.

transitive verb hoped, hoping

to have hope; want and expect: I hope to be there by 5:00
to want very much: I hope that your sick dog will recover

Origin: ME hopen < OE hopian, to expect, look for, akin to Ger hoffen < ? same IE base as hop: orig. sense (?) “to leap up in expectation”

intransitive verb

to have hope (for)
Archaic to trust or rely

Related Forms:

hoper noun

noun

Origin: < hope

a feminine name

Hope, Anthony (pseud. of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins) 1863-1933; Eng. novelist

See hope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hoped hoped, hop·ing, hopes

verb, intransitive

To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
Archaic To have confidence; trust.

verb, transitive

To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.
To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.

noun

A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.
One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.
often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
Archaic Trust; confidence.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hopen

Origin: , from Old English hopian

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hopˈer noun

, Bob Originally Leslie Towne Hope. 1903-2003.

British-born American entertainer. He costarred with Bing Crosby in the popular “Road” films, beginning with the Road to Singapore (1940). Since 1940 he has traveled extensively to entertain U.S. troops overseas.

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