| 1. |
(verb) intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" |
|
Synonyms: go for |
|
Related Words: be after, plan |
|
| 2. |
(verb) be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" |
|
Related Words: desire, want |
|
Antonyms: despair |
|
| 3. |
(verb) expect with desire; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot exepct a raise" |
|
Synonyms: desire, trust |
|
Related Words: wish |
|
| 4. |
(noun) a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant" |
|
Related Words: anticipation, expectancy |
|
| 5. |
(noun) the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" |
|
Related Words: encouragement, feeling, hopefulness, optimism |
|
Antonyms: despair |
|
| 6. |
(noun) someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory" |
|
Related Words: human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
|
| 7. |
(noun) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" |
|
Synonyms: promise |
|
Related Words: expectation, outlook, prospect, supernatural virtue, theological virtue |
|