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    hope
    /həʊp/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. want something to happen or be the case: "he's hoping for an offer of compensation" Similar expectanticipatelook forwait forOpposite despair of

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hopeHope Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOPE is to cherish a desire with anticipation : to want something to happen or be true. How to use hope in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hope.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOPE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might: hope for I'm hoping for an interview next week. [ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. hope (that) I hope (that) she'll win. hope and pray (that) We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hopeHOPE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hope definition: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best. See examples of HOPE used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhope verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [intransitive, transitive] to want something to happen and think that it is possible. All we can do now is wait and hope. ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not.’. ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘I hope so, yes.’. The exam went better than I’d dared hope. I’ll see you next week, I hope.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hopeHope - definition of hope by The Free Dictionary

    hope. ( həʊp) n. 1. ( 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.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hopeHope - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Hope is something that you want to happen, like your hope to visit Paris this summer, or the feeling that good things will come. If you make it to the final round of a tournament, that gives you hope.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOPE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    HOPE definition: 1. to want something to happen or be true: 2. to intend to do something: 3. a positive feeling…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhope noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    hope. noun. /həʊp/. /həʊp/. Idioms. [uncountable, countable] a feeling of wanting and expecting a particular thing to happen; something that you wish for. Don't lose hope—we'll find her. She told me all her hopes and dreams. hope for somebody/something They have high hopes for their children.