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| hope [ hōp ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle hoped, present participle hop·ing, 3rd person present singular hopes) |
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want or expect something: to have a wish to get or do something or for something to happen or be true, especially something that seems possible or likely
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noun (plural hopes) |
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1. confident desire: a feeling that something desirable is likely to happen
 The research offers hope to sufferers.
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2. likelihood of success: a chance that something desirable will happen or be possible
There's not much hope that things will improve.
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3. wish or desire: something that somebody wants to have or do or wants to happen or be true
My hope is that she will change her mind.
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4. source of success: somebody or something that seems likely to bring success or relief
We have to do this, it's our only hope.
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5. trust: a feeling of trust
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| [ Old English hopian (verb), hopa (noun), origin ?] |
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| hop·er noun |
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