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hope
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- pronunciation:
- hop
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hopes, hoping, hoped |
| definition 1: |
to desire (something) to be true or to happen while accepting the possibility of it not being true or not coming to pass.
I hope that I still have the receipt for those curtains.I hope I bought enough snacks for the party.We all hope that the war will end soon.The exam was hard, but he's still hoping he'll get a good score.I hope to return within six months, but it depends on my boss.She hopes to get a good job in her field even though the competition is stiff.We're all hoping for him to recover.Was your trip everything you hoped it to be?- synonyms:
- anticipate, count on, think, trust
- similar words:
- believe, deem, expect, foresee, reckon, suppose, wish
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| definition 2: |
to believe with some confidence.
I hope that everything is to your satisfaction.- synonyms:
- suppose, trust
- similar words:
- assume, fancy, imagine, reckon
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an optimistic sense or feeling that events will turn out well.
As the tide of war began to turn in our favor, we once again had hope.- synonyms:
- anticipation, expectancy, optimism
- antonyms:
- despair
- similar words:
- aspiration, assurance, confidence, expectation, faith
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| definition 2: |
a longing for something; desire.
It was their hope that their son would become a surgeon.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- ambition, aspiration, craving, dream, longing, mind, yearning, yen
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| definition 3: |
the source of, or focal point for, that which is wished or desired.
This batter was our team's last hope.- antonyms:
- despair
- similar words:
- ambition, desire, dream, expectation, possibility, promise, prospect, salvation
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| related words: |
anticipation, dependence, design, future, prize, want, wish |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to desire that events will turn out well, or that a specific thing will occur.
We don't know the outcome yet, but we're still hoping.The wedding is outdoors, so we're all hoping for good weather.Everyone hoped for a quick end to the war, but the end was long in coming.- synonyms:
- trust
- similar words:
- dream, wish
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| related words: |
aspire, cheer, long, yearn |
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hope or wish?
Hope means to want something that is possible. Wish means to want something that is probably not possible. Compare: - I hope I pass the test.
- I wish I were ten years younger.
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