hope

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I hope that when my time comes I'll be able to say I did the same.

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Quick take

a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hope gathered in one view.

noun

a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

noun

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

noun

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hope.

noun

a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

noun

the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

noun

grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

noun

someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"

noun

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

noun

one of the three Christian virtues

verb

expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

verb

be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"

verb

intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

Example sentences

I hope that when my time comes I'll be able to say I did the same.

I lost hope in this President in December, when he failed to stand by us and the vote.

I hope the FAQ information below helps hackers achieve their dreams.

And my hope is that the article approaches the infosuicide in the most humane way possible.

The whole startup investment model is, put money into 10 companies, hope 1 succeeds.

"Given the right flavor of influence from our community, we can only hope that he will decide to return the coins with integrity as opposed to hiding like a coward.

Clearly a case like this would be incredibly serious, and if this did happen to you I hope you told us and if you did, we were able to understand and fix immediately.> 2.

I hope this serves as encouragement for them to continue to screw over those who want to turn searching for relevant information into a war for who can cheat the system the best.

I really, really hope the culture of leaking information becomes so strong that governments will become incapable of keeping anything a secret.

Let's hope their pitiful loss of morale leads them to develop a conscience, respect for the law, or whatever it takes to stop doing things that lead to feeling so bad.> “They feel they’ve been hung out to dry, and they’re right.”Bullshit.