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hope

/ hope /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
one of the three Christian virtues
Type of:
theological virtue supernatural virtue
Derived:
trust desire
noun Sense 2
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
"it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
Type of:
anticipation expectancy
Derived:
trust desire
noun Sense 3
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
"in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
Opposites:
despair
Type of:
feeling
Kinds of:
hopefulness encouragement optimism
Derived:
trust desire
noun Sense 4
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
"he was their best hope for a victory"
Type of:
person individual someone
Kinds of:
white hope great white hope
Derived:
trust desire
noun Sense 5
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
Type of:
comedian comic
verb Sense 6
intend with some possibility of fulfilment
"I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
Type of:
plan be after
Derived:
hoper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Frame 33
verb Sense 7
be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
"I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
Opposites:
despair
Type of:
desire want
Derived:
promise hoper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 8
expect and wish
"I trust you will behave better from now on"
"I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
Type of:
wish
Derived:
desire promise hoper
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 9
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
"there is little or no promise that he will recover"
Type of:
expectation outlook prospect
Kinds of:
rainbow
Derived:
trust desire promise
Semantic Complexity
92%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
5
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theological virtue supernatural virtue anticipation expectancy feeling hopefulness encouragement optimism despair person individual someone