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hope
  1. (intransitive) To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
  2. To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.
  3. (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. expect, want, foresee, wish, desire, pray, yearn, count on, surmise, trust, anticipate, assume, believe, be looking, contemplate, hold, long, long for, presume, await, rely, suppose, suspect, be sure of, cross your fingers, deem likely, depend on, feel confident, hang in, have faith, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look forward to, promise oneself, think to, watch for, imagine, guess, dare say, take it, yen, ache, think likely, hope against hope, hold out hope, think, conjecture, deduce, gather, reckon … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “By instituting these programs, we hope to improve our children's education.”
      “Out of these meetings, we hope to achieve an acceleration of comprehensive planning with and for the elderly and specialized agencies.”
hoping
  1. present participle of hope
  2. Synonyms:
      3. expecting, wanting, foreseeing, wishing, desiring, praying, yearning, counting on, surmising, trusting, anticipating, assuming, believing, contemplating, holding, longing, longing for, presuming, awaiting, relying, supposing, suspecting, crossing your fingers, deeming likely, depending on, feeling confident, hanging in, having faith, keeping fingers crossed, knocking on wood, looking forward to, promising oneself, thinking to, watching for, intending, aiming, aspiring, planning, designing, setting out, having in mind, having every intention, having the intention … more
hopes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hope
  2. Synonyms:
      3. expects, wants, foresees, wishes, desires, prays, yearns, counts on, surmises, trusts, anticipates, assumes, believes, contemplates, holds, longs, longs for, presumes, awaits, relies, supposes, suspects, crosses your fingers, deems likely, depends on, feels confident, hangs in, has faith, keeps fingers crossed, knocks on wood, looks forward to, promises oneself, thinks to, watches for, intends, aims, aspires, plans, designs, sets out, has in mind, has every intention, has the intention … more
hopeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of hope
  2. Examples:
      3. “He plieth his work, and hopeth that God at the last will give him fishes, albeit he deferreth a time.”
hopest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of hope
hoped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of hope
  2. Synonyms:
      3. expected, wanted, foresaw, foreseen, wished, desired, prayed, yearned, counted on, surmised, trusted, anticipated, assumed, believed, contemplated, held, holden, longed, longed for, presumed, awaited, relied, supposed, suspected, crossed your fingers, deemed likely, felt confident, hung in, had faith, kept fingers crossed, knocked on wood, looked forward to, promised oneself, thought to, watched for, intended, aimed, aspired, planned, designed, set out, had in mind, had every intention, had the intention … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Abenakis and their colleagues were not quite as deferential to the governor as he had hoped.”
      “The housing waiting list was still far too long and he hoped to see more schools completed on the new housing estates.”
      “Terror in the face of potentially false memories was one issue McNally hoped to study with abductees.”
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