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hope

   [hohp] noun, verb, hoped, hop·ing.
noun
1.
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
2.
a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning.
3.
grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
4.
a person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope.
5.
something that is hoped for: Her forgiveness is my constant hope.
verb (used with object)
6.
to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
7.
to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory.

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verb (used without object)
8.
to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring.
9.
Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually followed by in).
Idiom
10.
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:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hopa; cognate with Dutch hoop, German Hoffe; (v.) Middle English hopen, Old English hopian

Related forms
hop·er, noun
hop·ing·ly, adverb
self-hope, noun
un·hop·ing, adjective
un·hop·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. expectancy, longing. 8. See expect.

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hope (həʊp)
 
—n
1.  (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed
2.  a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is still hope
3.  a person or thing that gives cause for hope
4.  a thing, situation, or event that is desired: my hope is that prices will fall
5.  not a hope, some hope used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
 
—vb (often foll by for)
6.  (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to desire (something) with some possibility of fulfilment: we hope you can come; I hope to tell you
7.  to have a wish (for a future event, situation, etc)
8.  (tr; takes a clause as object) to trust, expect, or believe: we hope that this is satisfactory
 
[Old English hopa; related to Old Frisian hope, Dutch hoop, Middle High German hoffe]
 
'hoper
 
—n

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hope
O.E. hopian "wish, expect, look forward (to something)," of unknown origin, a general Low Ger. word (cf. O.Fris. hopia, M.L.G., M.Du. hopen; M.H.G. hoffen "to hope" was borrowed from Low Ger. Some suggest a connection with hop (v.) on the notion of "leaping in expectation."
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