Definition of hope in English:

hope

noun həʊphoʊp

mass noun

1A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information
count noun I had high hopes of making the Olympic team
Example sentencesExamples
- Like many men since time immemorial, he is living more in hope than expectation.
- How wrong they were, when their only son had gone missing as a baby and never been found, they had given up hope and believed him dead.
- This time there was hope and expectation, and a certain symbolism.
- But the Council has revealed its hopes to put in safety measures have been put back.
- Ministry of Defence officials dashed hopes of a local economic bonanza.
- However, the Minister's comments raises hopes of a supply of gas for the North West.
- Their hopes of a decent Christmas to help them through until next year now look to be dashed.
- A vital tube link could be stopped in its tracks because of one man's hopes to save a goodsyard.
- Instead the two clubs can still dream of Cardiff, albeit in both cases more in hope than expectation.
- Holistic treatments may offer slender hope to patients, but they seem to prefer hopes to drugs and surgery.
- Four draws on the trot in the league have not helped their hopes for promotion.
- Last year hopes were raised that the historic Ambassador cinema could be saved.
- They now await their results in August and September in hope and expectation.
- But many relatives of those trapped aboard the Kursk arrived with a defiant hope that their boys would be saved.
- It is merely false hope to expect the current government to bring this man to justice.
- Pearce's view is aided by a hope fresh faces could soon be coming to Eastlands.
- Visitors are also asked to help fill in a memorial book with their thoughts and hopes.
- We are asking Graham Thorpe, more in hope than expectation, to come back and make an impact first time out.
- The promising photography raises high hopes and more or less continues for the rest of the film.
- Everything you do in a garden is firmly based on hope and good expectations.
Synonyms
aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream
longing, yearning, craving, hankering
1. 1.1count noun A person or thing that may help or save someone.
  their only hope is surgery
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kella, my last hope in changing my friend's mind uttered her opinion and my heart sank.
  This was one of the only hopes for this once majestic statue to be saved from the elements.
  The decision came as little surprise but washed away the last hopes of parents who have fought to save the popular schools.
  Most familiar with the problem believe the only hope for a reversal in the trend is education.
  With the qualities of your head and heart booming, you are the best hope for your, friends and relations.
  Synonyms
  optimism, grounds for hope, promise, light at the end of the tunnel
2. 1.2 Grounds for believing that something good may happen.
  he does see some hope for the future
  Example sentencesExamples
  A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope.
  O'Dea believes there is hope for those looking for work in the technology sector.
  She has no hope for the future and this caused me very great concern indeed.
  Ms. Nalak was silent for a few moments and Tyler began to believe that all hope was lost.
  The current lease runs out in a few years with, I believe, little hope of renewal.
  No great surprises here either, but grounds for rational hope at the voting booth.
  Because of the kindness of strangers I am at least inclined to believe there is hope.
  Amid the rationing and the rubble of bombed buildings, there was hope for the future and television was part of it.
  Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future.
  As the group made its impromptu stop outside an off-license, any hopes of an early night were optimistic.
  Despite the loss of their status as equal leaders, Calderwood surely has grounds for hope.
  Edwina Currie was moved by the response to the gathering, and believes it offers hope for the future.
  Mariamma, however, has a ray of hope, which she believes, would brighten her life some day.
  The crux of the matter is whether the future holds hope for people who prefer to stay at home instead of going abroad to earn a living.
  The incarnation is itself the renewal of our humanity, and the ground of our hope as well.
  Even I was having a hard time believing it so what hope did that hold for anyone else?
  The angel casts its shadow over the northeast as a reminder of its industrial past and a symbol of hope for the future.
  Their results were admittedly bad, but I believe there is still hope.
  If we cannot find peace in the heavens, what hope on the ground?
  Grounds for hope remain in the fact that that she is still just 21 and has time to recover.
  Synonyms
  hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy
  confidence, faith, trust, belief, conviction, assurance
2archaic A feeling of trust.
our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner
Example sentencesExamples
- We can enter into the faithful stories of the past in order to embrace the present-with faith, hope and love.
- Jesus did not lose hope but trusted in God even when it appeared that he was in a hopeless situation.
- Rather, Jesus is believed to be present in ways which allow him to be related to in faith, love, hope, joy, and obedience.
- Paul portrays the community of the new age as a community of faith, hope, and love.

verb həʊphoʊp

[no object]

1Want something to happen or be the case.
he's hoping for an offer of compensation
with clause I hope that the kids are OK
Example sentencesExamples
- He will also be hoping for more support if he is successful in his bid for Livingston.
- He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre.
- We fast and pray and hope, and we believe it's in the Lord's hands, and we trust in him.
- The committee hopes to see more people use this area along the Riverside Park for recreation.
- The greedy geese drove off the ducks and chased after pensioners, hoping for a feed.
- I believe, and hope, that this title race will go right down to the wire.
- I hope that when my kids are my age, they won't be in the situation I was.
- We were hoping for rain today, but it was dry, so we had to play a bit of rugby instead.
- This is an issue that is going to have to be dealt with, one hopes sooner rather than later.
- His friends and acquaintances sent him lots of cards and birthday wishes and all hope he will enjoy many more years.
- All his friends and family hope to see him out and about again really soon.
- Organiser are hoping for a bumper crowd for the highlight of the Sunday soccer season.
- We didn't understand very much but we were hoping for a new life and a new country.
- They will be hoping for an easy draw in the next round so they can get the show back on the road.
- The guild are running the quiz in aid of Laois Hospice and hopes for plenty of support.
- He was hoping for a fresh start when we moved from Trowbridge to Holt two years ago.
- Immediately after her birth the mother rejected the child as she was hoping for a baby boy.
- I believe we should all hope for the day when we no longer need to make that choice.
- We were hoping for a treat as we headed over to the restaurant one Thursday evening.
- People come to our office hoping for help, for a gift that might transform their lives.
Synonyms
expect, anticipate, look for, wait for, be hopeful of, pin one's hopes on, want
wish for, dream of, hope against hope for
1. 1.1with infinitive Intend if possible to do something.
  we're hoping to address all these issues
  Example sentencesExamples
  He met children and parents in some of the poorest areas of the country and one day hopes to take his own daughters back to visit the region.
  The centre hopes to give assistance in an area where legal aid solicitors are hard to find.
  He was given a medical discharge but, since having surgery, hopes to reapply for his dream job.
  A senior engineer said the council hopes to complete the investigation within a month.
  The prime minister hopes to win back majority support from within his own party in coming months.
  Whitehead hopes to learn more about the meteorite when he goes to the crater's site next summer.
  Friends say the couple hope to spend Christmas with her mother in Northern Ireland.
  It is hoped to spread the scheme to the rest of the borough when funds become available.
  We have provided the Court with a schedule setting out the areas that we hope to address.
  We hope to plan further outings during the summer months so watch these notes for further details.
  It is hoped to have the display open to the public for a few days during the week of the event.
  Dr Bhavin Bhatt hopes to establish the surgery alongside his private practice in Reeves Way.
  Mark is recovering well and hopes to meet the man who saved his life one day.
  This week, the German finance ministry hopes to close the village's tax loophole.
  This year the government hopes to bring them together under a new Fire Safety Reform Act.
  In later essays I hope to address some questions that arise because of this piece.
  The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war.
  He hopes to be as accessible as possible, and is planning a summer tour of villages in the constituency.
  The 2003 World Cup is my major aim and I have a plan that I hope to stick to.
  Plans have been drawn up and it is hoped to commence work in this area in the new year.
  Synonyms
  aim, intend, be looking, have the/every intention, have in mind, plan, aspire

Phrases

hope against hope

Cling to a mere possibility.
they were hoping against hope that he would find a way out
Example sentencesExamples
- Hanging about hoping against hope that someone would turn on a light even when the reality is that that is highly unlikely.
- I am hoping against hope that she then let Edwin burn everything that was left over.
- We waited around, hoping against hope that Brutus might show.
- He is hoping against hope to be able to play, but if he is ruled out then the odds will have stacked up against a St. Mary's victory.
- Michael Hardgrave knows all about what it is like to wait, hoping against hope that an organ will become available.
- It was bound to happen, I guess, but I was hoping against hope that it wouldn't.
- For hours he refused to sanction retaliation: he still hoped against hope that what was happening was a mere ‘provocation’.
- Then a few weeks later, the interested parties have to submit their secret bids, hoping against hope to out-bid the other potential buyers.
- The driver, sweating even in this cold weather got down, hoping against hope that the worst had not occurred.
- And yet I'm powerless to do anything about it other than sit here and watch, hoping against hope that it'll get better before it gets worse.

hope for the best

Hope for a favourable outcome.
I'll just wait at home and hope for the best
Example sentencesExamples
- The great majority of investors choose to be passive bystanders, hoping for the best and wringing their hands occasionally when they hear of another collapse.
- We are urging farmers to ask for help rather than waiting and hoping for the best.
- We have been writing letters to local companies for sponsorship and just hoping for the best.
- But right now, people here are hoping for the best, but realize that much of the small island could be under water by the time Hurricane Charley passes by Florida.
- You have got to pretend everything is okay for your family and keep hoping for the best.
- While hoping for the best, we prepare for the worst.
- The project is not about chucking these recruits in at the deep end and hoping for the best.
- They talked with her father, Melvin, just moments ago, and he told me he is still hopeful though he admitted that with the search in the park today he is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best.
- I was fearing the worst, but I was hoping for the best.
- If an airline were inclined to go lax on security, hoping for the best rather than working to guarantee it, its insurers would quickly step in to correct it.

hope springs eternal (in the human breast)

proverb It is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism.
Example sentencesExamples
- But hope springs eternal in the hearts of true St Johnstone fans - how can you win the First Division unless you are in it?
- Reason told me the fair organizers would have called off the event, but hope springs eternal in a photographer's heart.
- Anyone can get elected once; promises are easy to make and hope springs eternal in the hearts of the voters.
- The stadium was full because hope springs eternal, especially for the Welsh as their side contained a number of genuine young prospects for the future.
- But if ‘hope springs eternal in the human breast’, perhaps we can continue to look to the future when a change of fortune will surely lead to success.
- While there's no sign of a break in the impasse in the Middle East, hope springs eternal here for more intimate relations between Protestants and Catholics.
- Yet the birth of a new year is not the time for despondency, for hope springs eternal in the human breast.
- But hope springs eternal, so that's no surprise.
- Nothing whatsoever has checked out so far in this sad saga, but hey - hope springs eternal.
- The Chinese say they won't, but hope springs eternal.

in the hope of

With the expectation of and desire for.
they are carrying out surveillance of the area in the hope of catching the culprits
Example sentencesExamples
- Police were hoping to interview him yesterday evening in the hope of getting extra information which could lead them to the offenders.
- Hundreds of people who called in the hope of getting tickets for the big occasion have been automatically redirected to Ascot where ticket sales are being handled.
- This latest discovery will allow scientists to build upon this framework of knowledge, in the hope of developing effective treatments in the future.
- On my days off I would roam about on my bicycle, to peek about in the hopes of seeing Picasso, who lived nearby.
- Although the tomb was shattered and empty, leaders of the team said they will dig on in the hope of finding jewelry, other artifacts, or even the biblical monarch's remains.
- Later that morning he went to the agent's office in the hope of being able to sign an agreement.
- They have sweated and mastered all sorts of back-breaking and obscure sports in the hope of bringing home glory.

not a hope (in hell)

informal No chance at all.
he hasn't got a hope in hell of winning next year
Example sentencesExamples
- Almost crushed by the label of the tour's greatest choker, she has been written off by her critics and supporters alike -a lovely woman but not a hope of winning an important title.
- Apparently the lads have been practising in my absence and now think they are pretty handy - good luck boys, not a hope.

some hope

informal Used to convey that there is very little chance that something will happen.
he predicted a new world order in which nations would learn to live happily with their neighbours. Some hope!

Derivatives

hoper

noun

The Scottish National Party is hoping that branding Tories as no - hopers and Labour MPs as nobodies will beat off both parties in different parts of Scotland.
Example sentencesExamples
- Trish and Peter have been living in London for a few years where Trish runs a school and Pete heads up a team of blokes nailing up buildings to stop no hopers squatting.
- One of the measures taken was that all horses had to qualify to run in the Grand National, thus preventing complete no hopers running as had been the case for many years.
- They went into the game as no hopers, a team that had no right, said the critics, to even contemplate coming close to Tyrone.
- It is very unfair, however, to condemn all ‘banded’ horses as no hopers.

Origin

Late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).

The word hope is an ancient Germanic term. That hope springs eternal is thanks to the poet Alexander Pope, who wrote in his Essay on Man in 1732: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Man never is, but always to be blessed.’ See also Pandora's box

Rhymes

aslope, cope, dope, elope, grope, interlope, lope, mope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scope, soap, taupe, tope, trope

Definition of hope in US English:

hope

nounhōphoʊp

1A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information
I had high hopes of making the Olympic team
Example sentencesExamples
- The promising photography raises high hopes and more or less continues for the rest of the film.
- This time there was hope and expectation, and a certain symbolism.
- Instead the two clubs can still dream of Cardiff, albeit in both cases more in hope than expectation.
- Their hopes of a decent Christmas to help them through until next year now look to be dashed.
- Visitors are also asked to help fill in a memorial book with their thoughts and hopes.
- A vital tube link could be stopped in its tracks because of one man's hopes to save a goodsyard.
- It is merely false hope to expect the current government to bring this man to justice.
- We are asking Graham Thorpe, more in hope than expectation, to come back and make an impact first time out.
- Ministry of Defence officials dashed hopes of a local economic bonanza.
- Last year hopes were raised that the historic Ambassador cinema could be saved.
- Four draws on the trot in the league have not helped their hopes for promotion.
- Like many men since time immemorial, he is living more in hope than expectation.
- However, the Minister's comments raises hopes of a supply of gas for the North West.
- But the Council has revealed its hopes to put in safety measures have been put back.
- Everything you do in a garden is firmly based on hope and good expectations.
- Holistic treatments may offer slender hope to patients, but they seem to prefer hopes to drugs and surgery.
- How wrong they were, when their only son had gone missing as a baby and never been found, they had given up hope and believed him dead.
- They now await their results in August and September in hope and expectation.
- Pearce's view is aided by a hope fresh faces could soon be coming to Eastlands.
- But many relatives of those trapped aboard the Kursk arrived with a defiant hope that their boys would be saved.
Synonyms
aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream
1. 1.1 A person or thing that may help or save someone.
  their only hope is surgery
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most familiar with the problem believe the only hope for a reversal in the trend is education.
  This was one of the only hopes for this once majestic statue to be saved from the elements.
  The decision came as little surprise but washed away the last hopes of parents who have fought to save the popular schools.
  With the qualities of your head and heart booming, you are the best hope for your, friends and relations.
  Kella, my last hope in changing my friend's mind uttered her opinion and my heart sank.
  Synonyms
  optimism, grounds for hope, promise, light at the end of the tunnel
2. 1.2 Grounds for believing that something good may happen.
  he does see some hope for the future
  Example sentencesExamples
  O'Dea believes there is hope for those looking for work in the technology sector.
  Because of the kindness of strangers I am at least inclined to believe there is hope.
  Amid the rationing and the rubble of bombed buildings, there was hope for the future and television was part of it.
  The angel casts its shadow over the northeast as a reminder of its industrial past and a symbol of hope for the future.
  Grounds for hope remain in the fact that that she is still just 21 and has time to recover.
  A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope.
  Mariamma, however, has a ray of hope, which she believes, would brighten her life some day.
  No great surprises here either, but grounds for rational hope at the voting booth.
  Despite the loss of their status as equal leaders, Calderwood surely has grounds for hope.
  Ms. Nalak was silent for a few moments and Tyler began to believe that all hope was lost.
  The crux of the matter is whether the future holds hope for people who prefer to stay at home instead of going abroad to earn a living.
  The current lease runs out in a few years with, I believe, little hope of renewal.
  The incarnation is itself the renewal of our humanity, and the ground of our hope as well.
  As the group made its impromptu stop outside an off-license, any hopes of an early night were optimistic.
  Even I was having a hard time believing it so what hope did that hold for anyone else?
  Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future.
  Their results were admittedly bad, but I believe there is still hope.
  She has no hope for the future and this caused me very great concern indeed.
  If we cannot find peace in the heavens, what hope on the ground?
  Edwina Currie was moved by the response to the gathering, and believes it offers hope for the future.
  Synonyms
  hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy
2archaic A feeling of trust.
Example sentencesExamples
- Jesus did not lose hope but trusted in God even when it appeared that he was in a hopeless situation.
- Paul portrays the community of the new age as a community of faith, hope, and love.
- We can enter into the faithful stories of the past in order to embrace the present-with faith, hope and love.
- Rather, Jesus is believed to be present in ways which allow him to be related to in faith, love, hope, joy, and obedience.

verbhōphoʊp

[no object]

1Want something to happen or be the case.
he's hoping for an offer of compensation
with clause I hope that the kids are OK
Example sentencesExamples
- This is an issue that is going to have to be dealt with, one hopes sooner rather than later.
- We fast and pray and hope, and we believe it's in the Lord's hands, and we trust in him.
- People come to our office hoping for help, for a gift that might transform their lives.
- He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre.
- Organiser are hoping for a bumper crowd for the highlight of the Sunday soccer season.
- The guild are running the quiz in aid of Laois Hospice and hopes for plenty of support.
- His friends and acquaintances sent him lots of cards and birthday wishes and all hope he will enjoy many more years.
- The committee hopes to see more people use this area along the Riverside Park for recreation.
- We were hoping for a treat as we headed over to the restaurant one Thursday evening.
- He will also be hoping for more support if he is successful in his bid for Livingston.
- All his friends and family hope to see him out and about again really soon.
- We were hoping for rain today, but it was dry, so we had to play a bit of rugby instead.
- The greedy geese drove off the ducks and chased after pensioners, hoping for a feed.
- I believe we should all hope for the day when we no longer need to make that choice.
- He was hoping for a fresh start when we moved from Trowbridge to Holt two years ago.
- Immediately after her birth the mother rejected the child as she was hoping for a baby boy.
- I believe, and hope, that this title race will go right down to the wire.
- I hope that when my kids are my age, they won't be in the situation I was.
- They will be hoping for an easy draw in the next round so they can get the show back on the road.
- We didn't understand very much but we were hoping for a new life and a new country.
Synonyms
expect, anticipate, look for, wait for, be hopeful of, pin one's hopes on, want
1. 1.1with infinitive Intend if possible to do something.
  we're hoping to address all these issues
  Example sentencesExamples
  He hopes to be as accessible as possible, and is planning a summer tour of villages in the constituency.
  We have provided the Court with a schedule setting out the areas that we hope to address.
  The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war.
  Plans have been drawn up and it is hoped to commence work in this area in the new year.
  This week, the German finance ministry hopes to close the village's tax loophole.
  It is hoped to spread the scheme to the rest of the borough when funds become available.
  In later essays I hope to address some questions that arise because of this piece.
  He met children and parents in some of the poorest areas of the country and one day hopes to take his own daughters back to visit the region.
  The 2003 World Cup is my major aim and I have a plan that I hope to stick to.
  It is hoped to have the display open to the public for a few days during the week of the event.
  He was given a medical discharge but, since having surgery, hopes to reapply for his dream job.
  Mark is recovering well and hopes to meet the man who saved his life one day.
  The centre hopes to give assistance in an area where legal aid solicitors are hard to find.
  This year the government hopes to bring them together under a new Fire Safety Reform Act.
  The prime minister hopes to win back majority support from within his own party in coming months.
  Dr Bhavin Bhatt hopes to establish the surgery alongside his private practice in Reeves Way.
  Whitehead hopes to learn more about the meteorite when he goes to the crater's site next summer.
  We hope to plan further outings during the summer months so watch these notes for further details.
  Friends say the couple hope to spend Christmas with her mother in Northern Ireland.
  A senior engineer said the council hopes to complete the investigation within a month.
  Synonyms
  aim, intend, be looking, have every intention, have the intention, have in mind, plan, aspire

Phrases

hope against hope

Cling to a mere possibility.
they were hoping against hope that he would find a way out
Example sentencesExamples
- The driver, sweating even in this cold weather got down, hoping against hope that the worst had not occurred.
- He is hoping against hope to be able to play, but if he is ruled out then the odds will have stacked up against a St. Mary's victory.
- It was bound to happen, I guess, but I was hoping against hope that it wouldn't.
- We waited around, hoping against hope that Brutus might show.
- For hours he refused to sanction retaliation: he still hoped against hope that what was happening was a mere ‘provocation’.
- And yet I'm powerless to do anything about it other than sit here and watch, hoping against hope that it'll get better before it gets worse.
- Then a few weeks later, the interested parties have to submit their secret bids, hoping against hope to out-bid the other potential buyers.
- Michael Hardgrave knows all about what it is like to wait, hoping against hope that an organ will become available.
- Hanging about hoping against hope that someone would turn on a light even when the reality is that that is highly unlikely.
- I am hoping against hope that she then let Edwin burn everything that was left over.

hope for the best

Hope for a favorable outcome.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was fearing the worst, but I was hoping for the best.
- We are urging farmers to ask for help rather than waiting and hoping for the best.
- You have got to pretend everything is okay for your family and keep hoping for the best.
- But right now, people here are hoping for the best, but realize that much of the small island could be under water by the time Hurricane Charley passes by Florida.
- The great majority of investors choose to be passive bystanders, hoping for the best and wringing their hands occasionally when they hear of another collapse.
- While hoping for the best, we prepare for the worst.
- They talked with her father, Melvin, just moments ago, and he told me he is still hopeful though he admitted that with the search in the park today he is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best.
- We have been writing letters to local companies for sponsorship and just hoping for the best.
- If an airline were inclined to go lax on security, hoping for the best rather than working to guarantee it, its insurers would quickly step in to correct it.
- The project is not about chucking these recruits in at the deep end and hoping for the best.

hope springs eternal (in the human breast)

proverb It is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nothing whatsoever has checked out so far in this sad saga, but hey - hope springs eternal.
- While there's no sign of a break in the impasse in the Middle East, hope springs eternal here for more intimate relations between Protestants and Catholics.
- Reason told me the fair organizers would have called off the event, but hope springs eternal in a photographer's heart.
- Yet the birth of a new year is not the time for despondency, for hope springs eternal in the human breast.
- But hope springs eternal in the hearts of true St Johnstone fans - how can you win the First Division unless you are in it?
- The stadium was full because hope springs eternal, especially for the Welsh as their side contained a number of genuine young prospects for the future.
- Anyone can get elected once; promises are easy to make and hope springs eternal in the hearts of the voters.
- The Chinese say they won't, but hope springs eternal.
- But if ‘hope springs eternal in the human breast’, perhaps we can continue to look to the future when a change of fortune will surely lead to success.
- But hope springs eternal, so that's no surprise.

not a hope (in hell)

informal No chance at all.
this team doesn't have a hope in hell of making the playoffs
Example sentencesExamples
- Almost crushed by the label of the tour's greatest choker, she has been written off by her critics and supporters alike -a lovely woman but not a hope of winning an important title.
- Apparently the lads have been practising in my absence and now think they are pretty handy - good luck boys, not a hope.

in hopes of

With the aim of.
I lay on a towel in the park in hopes of getting a tan
Example sentencesExamples
- A year later, he went back to his mentor in hopes of learning and perfecting some new skills.
- Luke was in the middle of the huge dance floor, his eyes wandering in hopes of spotting Winnie.
- I pass it daily in hopes of getting an invite, or at least a compliment on my new haircut.
- Steph was at her side of the dorm, rummaging through the closet in hopes of finding her left shoe.
- Prosecutors say he did so in hopes of securing a presidential pardon that never came.
- Crane changed the subject in hopes of heading off an argument before it started.
- Environmentalists have filed a freedom of information request in hopes of obtaining a copy of the report.
- Meira held her breath and backed quickly against the wall, in hopes of not being seen.
- Adam plopped down between his parents, giving a little bounce in hopes of rousing them.
- Rather than going straight upfield, he delays in hopes of making a big play and loses ground.

in hopes that

Hoping that.
they are screaming in hopes that a police launch will pick us up
Example sentencesExamples
- I refused to speak beyond that, waiting in hopes that he would lose interest.
- I laid my head down in hopes that in the morning things wouldn't be so dreadful.
- So every week or two a new book arrives, sent by a publisher in hopes that we will review it on this site and stimulate sales.
- You create these lies in hopes that some of your readers will believe them, and I'm sure that some will.
- In round nine Liston seemed to just be trying to box his way to the final bell in hopes that his early lead would get him the decision.
- I blinked quickly in hopes that her expression would change but she still looked disappointed.
- I flirted with women, dated women, and had sex with women, all in hopes that my desires for men would go away.
- Jessie walked down the streets, heading for her home in hopes that when she got there, Arin would be awake.
- So here is my story in hopes that maybe someone reading this will understand that someone does care and that they are not alone.
- We train elite athletes in hopes that they will make it to the Olympics.

Origin

Late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).

单词	hope
释义	Definition of hope in English: hope noun həʊphoʊp mass noun 1A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen. he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information count noun I had high hopes of making the Olympic team Example sentencesExamples Like many men since time immemorial, he is living more in hope than expectation. How wrong they were, when their only son had gone missing as a baby and never been found, they had given up hope and believed him dead. This time there was hope and expectation, and a certain symbolism. But the Council has revealed its hopes to put in safety measures have been put back. Ministry of Defence officials dashed hopes of a local economic bonanza. However, the Minister's comments raises hopes of a supply of gas for the North West. Their hopes of a decent Christmas to help them through until next year now look to be dashed. A vital tube link could be stopped in its tracks because of one man's hopes to save a goodsyard. Instead the two clubs can still dream of Cardiff, albeit in both cases more in hope than expectation. Holistic treatments may offer slender hope to patients, but they seem to prefer hopes to drugs and surgery. Four draws on the trot in the league have not helped their hopes for promotion. Last year hopes were raised that the historic Ambassador cinema could be saved. They now await their results in August and September in hope and expectation. But many relatives of those trapped aboard the Kursk arrived with a defiant hope that their boys would be saved. It is merely false hope to expect the current government to bring this man to justice. Pearce's view is aided by a hope fresh faces could soon be coming to Eastlands. Visitors are also asked to help fill in a memorial book with their thoughts and hopes. We are asking Graham Thorpe, more in hope than expectation, to come back and make an impact first time out. The promising photography raises high hopes and more or less continues for the rest of the film. Everything you do in a garden is firmly based on hope and good expectations. Synonyms aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream longing, yearning, craving, hankering 1.1count noun A person or thing that may help or save someone. their only hope is surgery Example sentencesExamples Kella, my last hope in changing my friend's mind uttered her opinion and my heart sank. This was one of the only hopes for this once majestic statue to be saved from the elements. The decision came as little surprise but washed away the last hopes of parents who have fought to save the popular schools. Most familiar with the problem believe the only hope for a reversal in the trend is education. With the qualities of your head and heart booming, you are the best hope for your, friends and relations. Synonyms optimism, grounds for hope, promise, light at the end of the tunnel 1.2 Grounds for believing that something good may happen. he does see some hope for the future Example sentencesExamples A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope. O'Dea believes there is hope for those looking for work in the technology sector. She has no hope for the future and this caused me very great concern indeed. Ms. Nalak was silent for a few moments and Tyler began to believe that all hope was lost. The current lease runs out in a few years with, I believe, little hope of renewal. No great surprises here either, but grounds for rational hope at the voting booth. Because of the kindness of strangers I am at least inclined to believe there is hope. Amid the rationing and the rubble of bombed buildings, there was hope for the future and television was part of it. Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future. As the group made its impromptu stop outside an off-license, any hopes of an early night were optimistic. Despite the loss of their status as equal leaders, Calderwood surely has grounds for hope. Edwina Currie was moved by the response to the gathering, and believes it offers hope for the future. Mariamma, however, has a ray of hope, which she believes, would brighten her life some day. The crux of the matter is whether the future holds hope for people who prefer to stay at home instead of going abroad to earn a living. The incarnation is itself the renewal of our humanity, and the ground of our hope as well. Even I was having a hard time believing it so what hope did that hold for anyone else? The angel casts its shadow over the northeast as a reminder of its industrial past and a symbol of hope for the future. Their results were admittedly bad, but I believe there is still hope. If we cannot find peace in the heavens, what hope on the ground? Grounds for hope remain in the fact that that she is still just 21 and has time to recover. Synonyms hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy confidence, faith, trust, belief, conviction, assurance 2archaic A feeling of trust. our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner Example sentencesExamples We can enter into the faithful stories of the past in order to embrace the present-with faith, hope and love. Jesus did not lose hope but trusted in God even when it appeared that he was in a hopeless situation. Rather, Jesus is believed to be present in ways which allow him to be related to in faith, love, hope, joy, and obedience. Paul portrays the community of the new age as a community of faith, hope, and love. verb həʊphoʊp [no object] 1Want something to happen or be the case. he's hoping for an offer of compensation with clause I hope that the kids are OK Example sentencesExamples He will also be hoping for more support if he is successful in his bid for Livingston. He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre. We fast and pray and hope, and we believe it's in the Lord's hands, and we trust in him. The committee hopes to see more people use this area along the Riverside Park for recreation. The greedy geese drove off the ducks and chased after pensioners, hoping for a feed. I believe, and hope, that this title race will go right down to the wire. I hope that when my kids are my age, they won't be in the situation I was. We were hoping for rain today, but it was dry, so we had to play a bit of rugby instead. This is an issue that is going to have to be dealt with, one hopes sooner rather than later. His friends and acquaintances sent him lots of cards and birthday wishes and all hope he will enjoy many more years. All his friends and family hope to see him out and about again really soon. Organiser are hoping for a bumper crowd for the highlight of the Sunday soccer season. We didn't understand very much but we were hoping for a new life and a new country. They will be hoping for an easy draw in the next round so they can get the show back on the road. The guild are running the quiz in aid of Laois Hospice and hopes for plenty of support. He was hoping for a fresh start when we moved from Trowbridge to Holt two years ago. Immediately after her birth the mother rejected the child as she was hoping for a baby boy. I believe we should all hope for the day when we no longer need to make that choice. We were hoping for a treat as we headed over to the restaurant one Thursday evening. People come to our office hoping for help, for a gift that might transform their lives. Synonyms expect, anticipate, look for, wait for, be hopeful of, pin one's hopes on, want wish for, dream of, hope against hope for 1.1with infinitive Intend if possible to do something. we're hoping to address all these issues Example sentencesExamples He met children and parents in some of the poorest areas of the country and one day hopes to take his own daughters back to visit the region. The centre hopes to give assistance in an area where legal aid solicitors are hard to find. He was given a medical discharge but, since having surgery, hopes to reapply for his dream job. A senior engineer said the council hopes to complete the investigation within a month. The prime minister hopes to win back majority support from within his own party in coming months. Whitehead hopes to learn more about the meteorite when he goes to the crater's site next summer. Friends say the couple hope to spend Christmas with her mother in Northern Ireland. It is hoped to spread the scheme to the rest of the borough when funds become available. We have provided the Court with a schedule setting out the areas that we hope to address. We hope to plan further outings during the summer months so watch these notes for further details. It is hoped to have the display open to the public for a few days during the week of the event. Dr Bhavin Bhatt hopes to establish the surgery alongside his private practice in Reeves Way. Mark is recovering well and hopes to meet the man who saved his life one day. This week, the German finance ministry hopes to close the village's tax loophole. This year the government hopes to bring them together under a new Fire Safety Reform Act. In later essays I hope to address some questions that arise because of this piece. The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war. He hopes to be as accessible as possible, and is planning a summer tour of villages in the constituency. The 2003 World Cup is my major aim and I have a plan that I hope to stick to. Plans have been drawn up and it is hoped to commence work in this area in the new year. Synonyms aim, intend, be looking, have the/every intention, have in mind, plan, aspire Phrases hope against hope Cling to a mere possibility. they were hoping against hope that he would find a way out Example sentencesExamples Hanging about hoping against hope that someone would turn on a light even when the reality is that that is highly unlikely. I am hoping against hope that she then let Edwin burn everything that was left over. We waited around, hoping against hope that Brutus might show. He is hoping against hope to be able to play, but if he is ruled out then the odds will have stacked up against a St. Mary's victory. Michael Hardgrave knows all about what it is like to wait, hoping against hope that an organ will become available. It was bound to happen, I guess, but I was hoping against hope that it wouldn't. For hours he refused to sanction retaliation: he still hoped against hope that what was happening was a mere ‘provocation’. Then a few weeks later, the interested parties have to submit their secret bids, hoping against hope to out-bid the other potential buyers. The driver, sweating even in this cold weather got down, hoping against hope that the worst had not occurred. And yet I'm powerless to do anything about it other than sit here and watch, hoping against hope that it'll get better before it gets worse. hope for the best Hope for a favourable outcome. I'll just wait at home and hope for the best Example sentencesExamples The great majority of investors choose to be passive bystanders, hoping for the best and wringing their hands occasionally when they hear of another collapse. We are urging farmers to ask for help rather than waiting and hoping for the best. We have been writing letters to local companies for sponsorship and just hoping for the best. But right now, people here are hoping for the best, but realize that much of the small island could be under water by the time Hurricane Charley passes by Florida. You have got to pretend everything is okay for your family and keep hoping for the best. While hoping for the best, we prepare for the worst. The project is not about chucking these recruits in at the deep end and hoping for the best. They talked with her father, Melvin, just moments ago, and he told me he is still hopeful though he admitted that with the search in the park today he is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. I was fearing the worst, but I was hoping for the best. If an airline were inclined to go lax on security, hoping for the best rather than working to guarantee it, its insurers would quickly step in to correct it. hope springs eternal (in the human breast) proverb It is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism. Example sentencesExamples But hope springs eternal in the hearts of true St Johnstone fans - how can you win the First Division unless you are in it? Reason told me the fair organizers would have called off the event, but hope springs eternal in a photographer's heart. Anyone can get elected once; promises are easy to make and hope springs eternal in the hearts of the voters. The stadium was full because hope springs eternal, especially for the Welsh as their side contained a number of genuine young prospects for the future. But if ‘hope springs eternal in the human breast’, perhaps we can continue to look to the future when a change of fortune will surely lead to success. While there's no sign of a break in the impasse in the Middle East, hope springs eternal here for more intimate relations between Protestants and Catholics. Yet the birth of a new year is not the time for despondency, for hope springs eternal in the human breast. But hope springs eternal, so that's no surprise. Nothing whatsoever has checked out so far in this sad saga, but hey - hope springs eternal. The Chinese say they won't, but hope springs eternal. in the hope of With the expectation of and desire for. they are carrying out surveillance of the area in the hope of catching the culprits Example sentencesExamples Police were hoping to interview him yesterday evening in the hope of getting extra information which could lead them to the offenders. Hundreds of people who called in the hope of getting tickets for the big occasion have been automatically redirected to Ascot where ticket sales are being handled. This latest discovery will allow scientists to build upon this framework of knowledge, in the hope of developing effective treatments in the future. On my days off I would roam about on my bicycle, to peek about in the hopes of seeing Picasso, who lived nearby. Although the tomb was shattered and empty, leaders of the team said they will dig on in the hope of finding jewelry, other artifacts, or even the biblical monarch's remains. Later that morning he went to the agent's office in the hope of being able to sign an agreement. They have sweated and mastered all sorts of back-breaking and obscure sports in the hope of bringing home glory. not a hope (in hell) informal No chance at all. he hasn't got a hope in hell of winning next year Example sentencesExamples Almost crushed by the label of the tour's greatest choker, she has been written off by her critics and supporters alike -a lovely woman but not a hope of winning an important title. Apparently the lads have been practising in my absence and now think they are pretty handy - good luck boys, not a hope. some hope informal Used to convey that there is very little chance that something will happen. he predicted a new world order in which nations would learn to live happily with their neighbours. Some hope! Derivatives hoper noun The Scottish National Party is hoping that branding Tories as no - hopers and Labour MPs as nobodies will beat off both parties in different parts of Scotland. Example sentencesExamples Trish and Peter have been living in London for a few years where Trish runs a school and Pete heads up a team of blokes nailing up buildings to stop no hopers squatting. One of the measures taken was that all horses had to qualify to run in the Grand National, thus preventing complete no hopers running as had been the case for many years. They went into the game as no hopers, a team that had no right, said the critics, to even contemplate coming close to Tyrone. It is very unfair, however, to condemn all ‘banded’ horses as no hopers. Origin Late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb). The word hope is an ancient Germanic term. That hope springs eternal is thanks to the poet Alexander Pope, who wrote in his Essay on Man in 1732: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Man never is, but always to be blessed.’ See also Pandora's box Rhymes aslope, cope, dope, elope, grope, interlope, lope, mope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scope, soap, taupe, tope, trope noun.1 phr. Definition of hope in US English: hope nounhōphoʊp 1A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information I had high hopes of making the Olympic team Example sentencesExamples The promising photography raises high hopes and more or less continues for the rest of the film. This time there was hope and expectation, and a certain symbolism. Instead the two clubs can still dream of Cardiff, albeit in both cases more in hope than expectation. Their hopes of a decent Christmas to help them through until next year now look to be dashed. Visitors are also asked to help fill in a memorial book with their thoughts and hopes. A vital tube link could be stopped in its tracks because of one man's hopes to save a goodsyard. It is merely false hope to expect the current government to bring this man to justice. We are asking Graham Thorpe, more in hope than expectation, to come back and make an impact first time out. Ministry of Defence officials dashed hopes of a local economic bonanza. Last year hopes were raised that the historic Ambassador cinema could be saved. Four draws on the trot in the league have not helped their hopes for promotion. Like many men since time immemorial, he is living more in hope than expectation. However, the Minister's comments raises hopes of a supply of gas for the North West. But the Council has revealed its hopes to put in safety measures have been put back. Everything you do in a garden is firmly based on hope and good expectations. Holistic treatments may offer slender hope to patients, but they seem to prefer hopes to drugs and surgery. How wrong they were, when their only son had gone missing as a baby and never been found, they had given up hope and believed him dead. They now await their results in August and September in hope and expectation. Pearce's view is aided by a hope fresh faces could soon be coming to Eastlands. But many relatives of those trapped aboard the Kursk arrived with a defiant hope that their boys would be saved. Synonyms aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream 1.1 A person or thing that may help or save someone. their only hope is surgery Example sentencesExamples Most familiar with the problem believe the only hope for a reversal in the trend is education. This was one of the only hopes for this once majestic statue to be saved from the elements. The decision came as little surprise but washed away the last hopes of parents who have fought to save the popular schools. With the qualities of your head and heart booming, you are the best hope for your, friends and relations. Kella, my last hope in changing my friend's mind uttered her opinion and my heart sank. Synonyms optimism, grounds for hope, promise, light at the end of the tunnel 1.2 Grounds for believing that something good may happen. he does see some hope for the future Example sentencesExamples O'Dea believes there is hope for those looking for work in the technology sector. Because of the kindness of strangers I am at least inclined to believe there is hope. Amid the rationing and the rubble of bombed buildings, there was hope for the future and television was part of it. The angel casts its shadow over the northeast as a reminder of its industrial past and a symbol of hope for the future. Grounds for hope remain in the fact that that she is still just 21 and has time to recover. A death toll that tops nearly one dozen in the first day of a military ceasefire offers little grounds for hope. Mariamma, however, has a ray of hope, which she believes, would brighten her life some day. No great surprises here either, but grounds for rational hope at the voting booth. Despite the loss of their status as equal leaders, Calderwood surely has grounds for hope. Ms. Nalak was silent for a few moments and Tyler began to believe that all hope was lost. The crux of the matter is whether the future holds hope for people who prefer to stay at home instead of going abroad to earn a living. The current lease runs out in a few years with, I believe, little hope of renewal. The incarnation is itself the renewal of our humanity, and the ground of our hope as well. As the group made its impromptu stop outside an off-license, any hopes of an early night were optimistic. Even I was having a hard time believing it so what hope did that hold for anyone else? Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future. Their results were admittedly bad, but I believe there is still hope. She has no hope for the future and this caused me very great concern indeed. If we cannot find peace in the heavens, what hope on the ground? Edwina Currie was moved by the response to the gathering, and believes it offers hope for the future. Synonyms hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy 2archaic A feeling of trust. Example sentencesExamples Jesus did not lose hope but trusted in God even when it appeared that he was in a hopeless situation. Paul portrays the community of the new age as a community of faith, hope, and love. We can enter into the faithful stories of the past in order to embrace the present-with faith, hope and love. Rather, Jesus is believed to be present in ways which allow him to be related to in faith, love, hope, joy, and obedience. verbhōphoʊp [no object] 1Want something to happen or be the case. he's hoping for an offer of compensation with clause I hope that the kids are OK Example sentencesExamples This is an issue that is going to have to be dealt with, one hopes sooner rather than later. We fast and pray and hope, and we believe it's in the Lord's hands, and we trust in him. People come to our office hoping for help, for a gift that might transform their lives. He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre. Organiser are hoping for a bumper crowd for the highlight of the Sunday soccer season. The guild are running the quiz in aid of Laois Hospice and hopes for plenty of support. His friends and acquaintances sent him lots of cards and birthday wishes and all hope he will enjoy many more years. The committee hopes to see more people use this area along the Riverside Park for recreation. We were hoping for a treat as we headed over to the restaurant one Thursday evening. He will also be hoping for more support if he is successful in his bid for Livingston. All his friends and family hope to see him out and about again really soon. We were hoping for rain today, but it was dry, so we had to play a bit of rugby instead. The greedy geese drove off the ducks and chased after pensioners, hoping for a feed. I believe we should all hope for the day when we no longer need to make that choice. He was hoping for a fresh start when we moved from Trowbridge to Holt two years ago. Immediately after her birth the mother rejected the child as she was hoping for a baby boy. I believe, and hope, that this title race will go right down to the wire. I hope that when my kids are my age, they won't be in the situation I was. They will be hoping for an easy draw in the next round so they can get the show back on the road. We didn't understand very much but we were hoping for a new life and a new country. Synonyms expect, anticipate, look for, wait for, be hopeful of, pin one's hopes on, want 1.1with infinitive Intend if possible to do something. we're hoping to address all these issues Example sentencesExamples He hopes to be as accessible as possible, and is planning a summer tour of villages in the constituency. We have provided the Court with a schedule setting out the areas that we hope to address. The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war. Plans have been drawn up and it is hoped to commence work in this area in the new year. This week, the German finance ministry hopes to close the village's tax loophole. It is hoped to spread the scheme to the rest of the borough when funds become available. In later essays I hope to address some questions that arise because of this piece. He met children and parents in some of the poorest areas of the country and one day hopes to take his own daughters back to visit the region. The 2003 World Cup is my major aim and I have a plan that I hope to stick to. It is hoped to have the display open to the public for a few days during the week of the event. He was given a medical discharge but, since having surgery, hopes to reapply for his dream job. Mark is recovering well and hopes to meet the man who saved his life one day. The centre hopes to give assistance in an area where legal aid solicitors are hard to find. This year the government hopes to bring them together under a new Fire Safety Reform Act. The prime minister hopes to win back majority support from within his own party in coming months. Dr Bhavin Bhatt hopes to establish the surgery alongside his private practice in Reeves Way. Whitehead hopes to learn more about the meteorite when he goes to the crater's site next summer. We hope to plan further outings during the summer months so watch these notes for further details. Friends say the couple hope to spend Christmas with her mother in Northern Ireland. A senior engineer said the council hopes to complete the investigation within a month. Synonyms aim, intend, be looking, have every intention, have the intention, have in mind, plan, aspire Phrases hope against hope Cling to a mere possibility. they were hoping against hope that he would find a way out Example sentencesExamples The driver, sweating even in this cold weather got down, hoping against hope that the worst had not occurred. He is hoping against hope to be able to play, but if he is ruled out then the odds will have stacked up against a St. Mary's victory. It was bound to happen, I guess, but I was hoping against hope that it wouldn't. We waited around, hoping against hope that Brutus might show. For hours he refused to sanction retaliation: he still hoped against hope that what was happening was a mere ‘provocation’. And yet I'm powerless to do anything about it other than sit here and watch, hoping against hope that it'll get better before it gets worse. Then a few weeks later, the interested parties have to submit their secret bids, hoping against hope to out-bid the other potential buyers. Michael Hardgrave knows all about what it is like to wait, hoping against hope that an organ will become available. Hanging about hoping against hope that someone would turn on a light even when the reality is that that is highly unlikely. I am hoping against hope that she then let Edwin burn everything that was left over. hope for the best Hope for a favorable outcome. Example sentencesExamples I was fearing the worst, but I was hoping for the best. We are urging farmers to ask for help rather than waiting and hoping for the best. You have got to pretend everything is okay for your family and keep hoping for the best. But right now, people here are hoping for the best, but realize that much of the small island could be under water by the time Hurricane Charley passes by Florida. The great majority of investors choose to be passive bystanders, hoping for the best and wringing their hands occasionally when they hear of another collapse. While hoping for the best, we prepare for the worst. They talked with her father, Melvin, just moments ago, and he told me he is still hopeful though he admitted that with the search in the park today he is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. We have been writing letters to local companies for sponsorship and just hoping for the best. If an airline were inclined to go lax on security, hoping for the best rather than working to guarantee it, its insurers would quickly step in to correct it. The project is not about chucking these recruits in at the deep end and hoping for the best. hope springs eternal (in the human breast) proverb It is human nature always to find fresh cause for optimism. Example sentencesExamples Nothing whatsoever has checked out so far in this sad saga, but hey - hope springs eternal. While there's no sign of a break in the impasse in the Middle East, hope springs eternal here for more intimate relations between Protestants and Catholics. Reason told me the fair organizers would have called off the event, but hope springs eternal in a photographer's heart. Yet the birth of a new year is not the time for despondency, for hope springs eternal in the human breast. But hope springs eternal in the hearts of true St Johnstone fans - how can you win the First Division unless you are in it? The stadium was full because hope springs eternal, especially for the Welsh as their side contained a number of genuine young prospects for the future. Anyone can get elected once; promises are easy to make and hope springs eternal in the hearts of the voters. The Chinese say they won't, but hope springs eternal. But if ‘hope springs eternal in the human breast’, perhaps we can continue to look to the future when a change of fortune will surely lead to success. But hope springs eternal, so that's no surprise. not a hope (in hell) informal No chance at all. this team doesn't have a hope in hell of making the playoffs Example sentencesExamples Almost crushed by the label of the tour's greatest choker, she has been written off by her critics and supporters alike -a lovely woman but not a hope of winning an important title. Apparently the lads have been practising in my absence and now think they are pretty handy - good luck boys, not a hope. in hopes of With the aim of. I lay on a towel in the park in hopes of getting a tan Example sentencesExamples A year later, he went back to his mentor in hopes of learning and perfecting some new skills. Luke was in the middle of the huge dance floor, his eyes wandering in hopes of spotting Winnie. I pass it daily in hopes of getting an invite, or at least a compliment on my new haircut. Steph was at her side of the dorm, rummaging through the closet in hopes of finding her left shoe. Prosecutors say he did so in hopes of securing a presidential pardon that never came. Crane changed the subject in hopes of heading off an argument before it started. Environmentalists have filed a freedom of information request in hopes of obtaining a copy of the report. Meira held her breath and backed quickly against the wall, in hopes of not being seen. Adam plopped down between his parents, giving a little bounce in hopes of rousing them. Rather than going straight upfield, he delays in hopes of making a big play and loses ground. in hopes that Hoping that. they are screaming in hopes that a police launch will pick us up Example sentencesExamples I refused to speak beyond that, waiting in hopes that he would lose interest. I laid my head down in hopes that in the morning things wouldn't be so dreadful. So every week or two a new book arrives, sent by a publisher in hopes that we will review it on this site and stimulate sales. You create these lies in hopes that some of your readers will believe them, and I'm sure that some will. In round nine Liston seemed to just be trying to box his way to the final bell in hopes that his early lead would get him the decision. I blinked quickly in hopes that her expression would change but she still looked disappointed. I flirted with women, dated women, and had sex with women, all in hopes that my desires for men would go away. Jessie walked down the streets, heading for her home in hopes that when she got there, Arin would be awake. So here is my story in hopes that maybe someone reading this will understand that someone does care and that they are not alone. We train elite athletes in hopes that they will make it to the Olympics. Origin Late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb). noun.1 phr.
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