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Hope   /hoʊp/   Listen
verb
Hope  v. t.  
1.
To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of. "We hope no other from your majesty." "(Charity) hopeth all things."
2.
To expect; to fear. (Obs.) "I hope he will be dead." Note: Hope is often used colloquially regarding uncertainties, with no reference to the future. "I hope she takes me to be flesh and blood."


Hope  v. i.  (past & past part. hoped; pres. part. hoping)  
1.
To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; usually followed by for. "Hope for good success." "But I will hope continually."
2.
To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. "I hope in thy word." "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God."


noun
Hope  n.  
1.
A sloping plain between mountain ridges. (Obs.)
2.
A small bay; an inlet; a haven. (Scot.)


Hope  n.  
1.
A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy. "The hypocrite's hope shall perish." "He wished, but not with hope." "New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven."
2.
One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good. "The Lord will be the hope of his people." "A young gentleman of great hopes, whose love of learning was highly commendable."
3.
That which is hoped for; an object of hope. "Lavina is thine elder brother's hope."





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"Hope" Quotes from Famous Books



... captured her friends? or was she alone to be the victim of their vengeance? What would be the feelings of those I beloved ones on returning to their home and finding it desolate! Was there no hope of release? As these ideas chased each other through her agitated mind, she raised her eyes all streaming with tears to the faces of the Indian and his companions with so piteous a look, that any heart but the stoical ...
— Canadian Crusoes - A Tale of The Rice Lake Plains • Catharine Parr Traill
... the longing for tranquillity, then, we cannot confidently hope that rebellion will be less the characteristic of the present generation than of the past. It is true, we are told that, in this country at all events, the necessity for active and political rebellion is past. However ...
— Essays in Rebellion • Henry W. Nevinson
... a moment of hesitation. But the manner of these men, their swift alacrity, their words, marched so completely with his own fears of the Council, with his idea and hope of a rescue, that it lasted not a moment. And ...
— The Sleeper Awakes - A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes • H.G. Wells
... Oh, oh, oh! He even casts doubt on our marriage. The vine of my hope climbed high, ...
— Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works • Kaalidaasa
... no thought of quarreling in the beginning. But there are some things a self-respecting chap can't stand. I have SOME pride, I hope." ...
— The Portygee • Joseph Crosby Lincoln


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