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   hopeful

   /ˈhəʊpf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event: "a hopeful sign" Similar optimisticfull of hopeconfidentpositivebuoyantsanguinebullishcheerfulassuredexpectantanticipativedisposed to look on the bright sideinformal:upbeatpromisingencouraginghearteningreassuringauspiciousfavourableoptimisticpropitiousgladdeningcheeringbrightrosyfull of promisefull of hopeOpposite pessimisticdiscouraging

   noun

   • 1. a person likely or hoping to succeed: "promotion hopefuls Huddersfield"

   Derivatives

   • 1. hopefulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • English (US)

     having hope or causing you to hope; believing or causing you...

   • Znaczenie Hopeful, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     HOPEFUL definicja: 1. having hope: 2. giving hope: 3. a...

   • Hopeful: Catalan Translation

     HOPEFUL translate: esperançat, optimista. Learn more in the...

   • Hopeful: Polish Translation

     HOPEFUL translate: pełen nadziei , optymistyczny, pomyślny,...

   • Hopeful: Italian Translation

     HOPEFUL translate: pieno di speranza, speranzoso, fiducioso,...

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word hopeful, which can be an adjective or a noun. Hopeful means having or showing qualities that inspire hope, or being a person who has hopes or is considered promising.

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   Hopeful definition: full of hope; expressing hope. See examples of HOPEFUL used in a sentence.

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   If you're hopeful about something, you're optimistic. You think it's going to turn out OK. Your team has been doing well in practice, so you're hopeful that you'll win the finals. Hopeful comes from the word hope, meaning "optimism about a future event," and the suffix -ful, meaning "full."

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective hopeful, which means believing that something you want will happen. See synonyms, antonyms and example sentences with hopeful.