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hope /həʊp /noun [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...- Instead the two clubs can still dream of Cardiff, albeit in both cases more in hope than expectation.
- This time there was hope and expectation, and a certain symbolism.
- They now await their results in August and September in hope and expectation.
Synonyms aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream; longing, yearning, craving, hankering 1.1 [count noun] A person or thing that may help or save someone: their only hope is surgery...- The decision came as little surprise but washed away the last hopes of parents who have fought to save the popular schools.
- This was one of the only hopes for this once majestic statue to be saved from the elements.
- Most familiar with the problem believe the only hope for a reversal in the trend is education.
Synonyms optimism, grounds for hope, promise, light at the end of the tunnel 1.2Grounds for believing that something good may happen: he does see some hope for the future...- Edwina Currie was moved by the response to the gathering, and believes it offers hope for the future.
- No great surprises here either, but grounds for rational hope at the voting booth.
- Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future.
Synonyms hopefulness, optimism, expectation, expectancy; confidence, faith, trust, belief, conviction, assurance 2 archaic A feeling of trust: our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner...- 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.
- Jesus did not lose hope but trusted in God even when it appeared that he was in a hopeless situation.
verb [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...- They will be hoping for an easy draw in the next round so they can get the show back on the road.
- He added that in the long term his group was hoping for an effective relief road for the town centre.
- The greedy geese drove off the ducks and chased after pensioners, hoping for a feed.
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 [with infinitive] Intend if possible to do something: we’re hoping to address all these issues...- Plans have been drawn up and it is hoped to commence work in this area in the new year.
- We have provided the Court with a schedule setting out the areas that we hope to address.
- In later essays I hope to address some questions that arise because of this piece.
Synonyms aim, intend, be looking, have the/every intention, have in mind, plan, aspire Phraseshope against hope hope for the best hope springs eternal (in the human breast) in the hope of not a hope (in hell) some hope Derivativeshoper 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.
- It is very unfair, however, to condemn all ‘banded’ horses as no hopers.
- They went into the game as no hopers, a team that had no right, said the critics, to even contemplate coming close to Tyrone.
OriginLate 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
Rhymesaslope, cope, dope, elope, grope, interlope, lope, mope, nope, ope, pope, rope, scope, soap, taupe, tope, trope |