to hope (that)

  • 11Hope — • The desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hope     Hope     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 12hope for the best — phrase to hope that a bad situation will have the best result that is possible It will be tough competition so I have just got to train hard and hope for the best. Thesaurus: to hopesynonym Main entry: hope * * * hope for a favorable outcome * *… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 13hope — [hōp] n. [ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.] 1. a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation 2. the thing that one has a hope for 3. a reason for hope 4. a person or thing on which one may base… …

    English World dictionary

  • 14hope — Apart from the expression to live in hopes, the use of the plural noun in phrases such as to be in hopes, in the hopes that, etc., is more characteristic of AmE than of BrE: • He never said a kind word to them, and they worked like dogs in hopes… …

    Modern English usage

  • 15Hope Diamond — French Blue redirects here. For the color, see French blue (color). Hope Diamond Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Weight 45.52[1][2] …

    Wikipedia

  • 16hope — hope1 W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hopian] 1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely hope (that) ▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course. ▪ I do hope… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18hope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 belief that sth you want will happen ADJECTIVE ▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great ▪ a feeling of considerable hope ▪ It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 19hope — hope1 [ houp ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to want and expect something to happen or be true: hope (that): I just hope she s pleasant to him on his birthday. hope for: It wouldn t be sensible to hope for immediate success. The best they… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20hope — [[t]ho͟ʊp[/t]] ♦ hopes, hoping, hoped 1) VERB If you hope that something is true, or you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. She had decided she must go on as usual,… …

    English dictionary