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hope (hōp)

noun

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

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

transitive verb hoped, hoping hop′·ing

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

Etymology: 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

  1. to have hope (for)
  2. Archaic to trust or rely

Related Forms:

hope Idioms

hope against hope

to continue having hope though it seems baseless
Hope1 definition

Hope (hōp)

noun

Etymology: < hope

a feminine name
Hope2 definition

Hope (hōp)

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

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Alternate definitions:

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hope Synonyms

hope

n.

  1. Reliance upon the future

    faith, expectation, confidence; see anticipation 1, optimism 2.

  2. The object of hope

    wish, concern, aspiration, goal, promise, dream, utopia, promised land, fortune, reward, gain, achievement; see also desire 1, end 2, purpose 1.

  3. A reason for hope

    support, prop, mainstay, strength, bet, investment, faith, endurance; see also belief 1.


hope

v.

be hopeful, lean on, wish, expect, desire, live in hope, rely on, depend on, count on, aspire to, doubt not, keep one's fingers crossed, be of good cheer, pray, cherish the hope, look forward to, await, contemplate, dream, presume, watch for, bank on, reckon on, calculate on, foresee, think to, promise oneself, suppose, deem likely, believe, suspect, surmise, hold, be assured, be confident, anticipate, be prepared for, make plans for, rest on the hope, hold in prospect, aspire, assume, have faith, entertain hope, feel confident, be sure of, take as a certainty, be reassured, take heart, knock on wood*, catch at a straw*, look on the bright side*, look on the sunny side*; see also expect, trust 1. See syn. study at expect.


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hope Usage Examples

Object

  • everyone: We hope that everyone interested in painting with Oils will find this Award winning site.. .

Converse of object

  • dash: But to protect brand-name pharmaceutical interests, the United States may dash that hope.

Adjective modifier

  • forlorn: This light was my forlorn hope: I must gain it.

Noun used with modifier

  • play-off: This result means that Huddersfield's play-off hopes have faded even further into the distance.

Used with why or when

  • that: I hope that means the others are going to receive similar treatment.

Infinitive complement

  • achieve: So what does she hope to achieve in her new role?

Preposition: of

  • salvation: Doesn't the Koran teach that if a person has any hope of salvation it will be based on pleasing Allah through good works.

Preposition: for

  • future: For many of these rural communities, the animals represented their hope for the future.
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hope quotes

It must be soöPlato, thou reason'st well!ö Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into naught? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought!

-Addison,Joseph

Still nursing the unconquerable hope, Still clutching the inviolable shade.

-Arnold, Matthew

The foot less prompt to meet the morning dew, The heart less bounding at emotion new, And hope, once crushed, less quick to spring again.

-Arnold, Matthew

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