hopeful
Use Hopeful in a sentence
fəl adjective
2.
exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect.
noun
3.
a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To hopeful
00:10
Hopeful
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
hopeful (ˈhəʊpfʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having or expressing hope |
| 2. | giving or inspiring hope; promising |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful) |
| 'hopefulness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Example sentences
They waited futilely on the beach, tinkering and still hopeful.
He synthesized these fascinating insights in an illuminating and refreshingly hopeful guide to our shared tomorrow.
Something happened on my campus last year that offers a hopeful, even fruitful, answer to those questions.
Fred always fished out each cast and gave each one his hopeful attention.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
