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- (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed. 2. a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is still hope. 4. a thing, situation, or event that is desired: my hope is that prices will fall.
(sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified, their hopes were dashed
hope (countable and uncountable, plural hopes) (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen. quotations
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hope. I encouraged him to enroll at nearby Boston University in hopes he'd find an interest. Her hopes were dashed. It's good to have hopes and dreams, but we need to live today to its fullest because it's only going to happen once.
Derived forms: hoping, hopes, hoped Type of: anticipation, await, comedian, comic, desire, expect, expectancy, expectation, feeling, funnyman, individual, look, mortal, outlook, person, plan, prospect, somebody, someone, soul, supernatural virtue, theological virtue, wait, want
If someone wants something to happen, and considers it likely or possible, you can refer to their hopes of that thing, or to their hope that it will happen.
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