hope
/ˈhoʊp/noun, verb1 syllable
Hope means: United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003).
Synonyms for hope6
Opposites of hope
What does hope mean?9
noun
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future“there is little or no promise that he will recover”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful“it revived their hope of winning the pennant”
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled“in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope”
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered“he was their best hope for a victory”
one of the three Christian virtues
verb
expect and wish“I trust you will behave better from now on”
intend with some possibility of fulfilment“I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening”
be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes“I am still hoping that all will turn out well”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with hope?8
Hope in a sentence
- Go where you will, you can't hope for success without effort.unknown
- Without health, we can not hope for success.unknown
- Hope, not fear, is the creative principle in human affairs.unknown
- Even in the case of a major disease, hope is a good weapon.unknown
- There is little, if any, hope of his recovery.jakov
- There is little, if any, hope of his being alive.CK
- He is not much better, and there is little hope of recovery.unknown
- He has recently failed, but he is still full of hope.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of hope
as a noun
- plural
- hopes
as a verb
- past tense
- hoped
- present participle
- hoping
- third-person singular
- hopes
- past participle
- hoped