Used in a Sentence

hopefully

How to use hopefully in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for hopefully.

Editorial note

This is essentially putting a Kinect in your phone and hooking it up with hopefully high-level APIs.

Examples4
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

Meaning at a glance

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

adverb

with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

adverb

it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hopefully.

adverb

with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

adverb

it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"

Example sentences

1

This is essentially putting a Kinect in your phone and hooking it up with hopefully high-level APIs.

2

My apologies about that, it wasn't a good bug, but hopefully it's the last security-related one.

3

You have my sympathies for that and I wish you the best of luck, hopefully you'll be able to keep the proceeds of your excellent work without any serious negative repercussions.

4

But hopefully after actually peeking in to see what it's about rather than making flawed generalizations based on traditional views of an emerging way of seeing the world, you would have learned a new way of looking at the world.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hopefully in a sentence?

This is essentially putting a Kinect in your phone and hooking it up with hopefully high-level APIs.

What does hopefully mean?

with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

What part of speech is hopefully?

hopefully is commonly used as adverb.