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hope  (h  p) KEY VERB: hoped, hop·ing, hopes VERB: intr.
- To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
- Archaic To have confidence; trust.
VERB: tr.
- To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.
- To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.
NOUN:
- A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
- Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.
- One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.
- often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
- Archaic Trust; confidence.
IDIOM: hope against hope- To hope with little reason or justification.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English hopen, from Old English hopianOTHER FORMS:hop er(Noun)
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