(intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
Used in a Sentence
hoped
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hoped.
Editorial note
I wonder if he hoped, like many geeks, that he could avoid it and just do good things.
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of hoped gathered in one view.
(catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
(intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for hoped.
verb
(intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
verb
(catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
verb
(intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
verb
(transitive, dialectal, nonstandard) To wish.
Example sentences
I wonder if he hoped, like many geeks, that he could avoid it and just do good things.
I had kinda hoped that the lawsuit over Java APIs would give them motivation to switch to Golang.
Hm, that's upsetting, I just added CloudFlare, I'd have hoped they wouldn't do that kind of thing.
I hoped this would be a conference about retro uses of the Gopher protocol in 2015.
Well, they really hoped that would force people to use G+ more.
Unless they just want to test the waters and intend to pull the IPO in case they wont get the valuation they hoped for...
It did go live eventually but I don't think it's taken off as they hoped.
I just hoped until the end that it would not pass but I was delusional.
It turned out to be not as profitable as they hoped...
I always hoped people will turn around and switch to g+ - functionality and interface are so much nicer than in fb.
I always hoped I could see a post-scarcity physical world in my lifetime.
I'd have hoped we'd be past this by 2015, but alas not.
Quote examples
However this is the sort of detail I would have expected / hoped an article with "SEO" in the title* to comment on.
He states: "I had hoped for a long time that the fork situation would resolve and both sides somehow merging back into one team.
As the browser currently stands it's a toy and isn't the "browser for doing." I had hoped that that tagline would mean it would be a browser for power users but what we got was a gimped "mobile" browser.
And to be clear about "impactful", I mean we're in 1992 if you compare The Internet to advances in machine learning (which, it is hoped, will somehow lead us to a breakthrough in AGI, or at least a better definition of intelligence).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use hoped in a sentence?
I wonder if he hoped, like many geeks, that he could avoid it and just do good things.
What does hoped mean?
(intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
What part of speech is hoped?
hoped is commonly used as verb.