hope
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1.0
- noun
- /hoʊp/
:
esperanza
- For the first time in a long time, I could sense hope.
- hope for the future
- a glimmer of hope
- give hope
We could feel all sorts of things, hope, despair.
- We could feel all sorts of things, hope, despair.
- This proverb that hope dies last is not a proverb.
- The second helplessness is the hope being dismantled.
- All people who have hope should do that thing.
- So he says, First off, it can provide some hope to people, right?
- You must give people hope, hope of improving that condition.
- It's still, it's still the hope of many people.
- So that's one of the emotions, desires and hopes for revenge.
- But despite the hope, there is still a lot of hype.
- That, I think is to me what hope is all about.
- You fill these paces with your dreams, with your hopes, with matters of your heart.
- My house full of dreams and hopes and purely positive thoughts.
- And you know, with hope, she wanted quality time.
Examples
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So there is hope that we will find life.
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You must give people hope, hope of improving that condition.
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So I want you to keep this hope alive right now.
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At least give us some hope about your coming to church.
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My only hope is to prove myself worthy of the honor.
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Or do you detect a note of hope hidden in that statement?
Academic text (2011) -
As such, it gives me hope for the oikumene that is the global church.
Academic text (2015) -
We stay afloat on hope, and hope is a prophecy.
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For many North Americans, I believe, there is a frisson of hope and expectation.
Academic text (2015) -
In these difficult times, we must hold onto our hope for a brighter future.
Synonyms
633
2.8
A belief that something will happen in the future
209
2.8
A tendency to expect good results and see the positive side of things
64
5.1
A feeling of waiting and hoping for something to happen
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1.3
A feeling that good things will happen
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8.5
A cheerful, confident feeling about the future
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Idioms
Compounds
A former province in southern South Africa that split in 1994 into Western, Eastern, and Northern Cape
A former province in western South Africa now part of several modern provinces
- Informal
A last weak attempt to believe things will get better before giving up
How Hopeful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hope comes from the old English verb hopian, which meant 'to expect' or 'to trust' about the future. So to have hope is to feel you expect something good may happen.