Hope - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
- one of the three Christian virtues
verb
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment
Extra examples
No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope.
I hope you're feeling better soon.
That's what she hoped would happen.
Let's hope that the strike ends soon.
I hope I haven't bored you.
Everyone in your family is well, I hope.
When they started their life together, they were young and full of hope.
Rescuers have not yet abandoned hope that more survivors will be found.
The drug has brought hope to thousands of sufferers.
We allowed ourselves to entertain hopes that the crisis would end soon.
The goal raised the hopes of the team.
The hope is that there will be a settlement soon.
The lawyers do not want to raise false hopes of an early settlement.
He told them the truth with the hope that they would understand.
He had little hope of attending college.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: hope
he/she/it: hopes
present participle: hoping
past tense: hoped
past participle: hoped
singular: hope
plural: hopes
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