hope
[ hohp ]
/ hoʊp /
noun
verb (used with object), hoped, hop·ing.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory.
verb (used without object), hoped, hop·ing.
to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring.
Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually followed by in).
Words nearby hope
Idioms for hope
hope against hope, to continue to hope, although the outlook does not warrant it: We are hoping against hope for a change in her condition.
Origin of hope
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hopa; cognate with Dutch hoop, German Hoffe; (v.) Middle English hopen, Old English hopian
OTHER WORDS FROM hope
Definition for hope (2 of 2)
Hope
[ hohp ]
/ hoʊp /
noun
Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
BobLeslie Townes Hope, 1903–2003, U.S. comedian, born in England.
John,1868–1936, U.S. educator.
a town in SW Arkansas.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for hope (1 of 2)
hope
/ (həʊp) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hope
hoper, nounWord Origin for hope
Old English hopa; related to Old Frisian hope, Dutch hoop, Middle High German hoffe
British Dictionary definitions for hope (2 of 2)
Hope
/ (həʊp) /
noun
Anthony, real name Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. 1863–1933, English novelist; author of The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
Bob, real name Leslie Townes Hope. 1903–2003, US comedian and comic actor, born in England. His films include The Cat and the Canary (1939), Road to Morocco (1942), and The Paleface (1947). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 1998
David (Michael). Baron. born 1940, British churchman, Archbishop of York (1995–2005)
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Idioms and Phrases with hope
hope
In addition to the idioms beginning with hope
- hope against hope
- hope springs eternal
also see:
- great white hope
- in hopes of
- live in (hope of)
- not a hope in hell
- pin one's hopes on
- while there's life, there's hope
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