hope | English to English Dictionary

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hope

(h/oU/p )

a specific instance of feeling hopeful(noun.feeling)

Example:
It revived their hope of winning the pennant.

source: wordnet30
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled(noun.feeling)

Example:
In spite of his troubles he never gave up hope.

Antonym:
despair

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grounds for feeling hopeful about the future(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
promise

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someone (or something) on which expectations are centered(noun.person)

Example:
He was their best hope for a victory.

source: wordnet30
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)(noun.person)

Synonym:
bob hope, leslie townes hope

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one of the three Christian virtues(noun.attribute)

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A sloping plain between mountain ridges.(noun)

source: webster1913
A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.(noun)

source: webster1913

expect and wish(verb.emotion)

Example:
I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise.

Synonym:
desire, trust

source: wordnet30
be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes(verb.emotion)

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intend with some possibility of fulfilment(verb.cognition)

Example:
I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening.

Synonym:
go for

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To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for.(verb)

source: webster1913
To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.(verb)

source: webster1913