Meaning Of The Word Hope

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hope
verb: If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.

hope in American English
a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation
to have hope; want and expect
intransitive verb: to feel that something desired may happen
noun: a female given name
noun: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best
transitive verb: to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence

Hope in American English 1
a feminine name

Hope in American English 2
Anthony(pseud. of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins) 1863-1933; Eng. novelist

hope in British English
noun: a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment
noun: Anthony, real name Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. 1863–1933, English novelist; author of The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)

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