| Hope, Bob Originally Leslie Towne Hope. 1903-2003. British-born American entertainer. He costarred with Bing Crosby in the popular "Road" films, beginning with the Road to Singapore (1940). Since 1940 he has traveled extensively to entertain U.S. troops overseas. |
hope (h p)v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes v.intr. 1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment. 2. Archaic To have confidence; trust. v.tr. 1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful. 2. To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect. n. Idiom: 1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment. 2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope. 3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory. 4. often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help. 5. Archaic Trust; confidence. hope against hope To hope with little reason or justification. [Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian.] hop  er n. |
hope
Verb
[hoping, hoped]
1. to desire (something), usually with some possibility of fulfilment: you would hope for their cooperation
2. to trust or believe: I hope I've arranged that
Noun
1. a feeling of desire for something, usually with confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: the news was greeted by some as hope for further interest rate cuts
2. a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is hope for you yet
3. the person, thing, situation, or event that gives cause for hope or is desired: the young are a symbol of hope for the future [Old English hopa]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hope - a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"anticipation, expectancy - an expectation |
| 2. | hope - the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" hopefulness - the feeling you have when you have hope encouragement - the feeling of being encouraged optimism - the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair" | |
| 3. | hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" rainbow - an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows" | |
| 4. | hope - someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" great white hope, white hope - someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy" | |
| 5. |  Hope - United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) | |
| 6. | hope - one of the three Christian virtues supernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues | |
| Verb | 1. |  hope - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" |
| 2. | hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" despair - abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!" | |
| 3. | hope - intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" |
hope
verb 1. believe, expect, trust, rely, look forward to, anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, keep your fingers crossed, cross your fingers
noun 2. belief, confidence, expectation, longing, dream, desire, faith, ambition, assumption, anticipation, expectancy, light at the end of the tunnel << OPPOSITE despair
Translations
hope [həup] vi → hoffen
n → Hoffnung f
I hope so → ich hoffe es, hoffentlich;
I hope not → ich hoffe nicht, hoffentlich nicht;
v hope [həup]
to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'. hoop يَأْمَل надявам се doufat håbe hoffen ελπίζω esperar lootma اميدوار بودن toivoa espérer לְקַווֹת आशा करना nadati se remél mengharapkan vona sperare 望む 기대하다, 희망을 품다 tikėtis, viltis cerēt harap hopen håpe mieć nadzieję esperar a spera надеяться dúfať upati nadati se hoppas หวัง ümit etmek, ummak, beklemek 希望 надіятися, сподіватися کسی چیز کی امید رکھنا hy vọng; ước mong 希望
n
1 (any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine. hoop أمَل надежда naděje håb die Hoffnung ελπίδα esperanza lootus اميد toivo espoir, espérance תִקווָה आशा nada, uzdanje remény harapan von speranza 望み 가망, 가능성 viltis cerība harapan hoop håp nadzieja esperança speranţă надежда nádej upanje nada hopp, förhoppning ความหวัง ümit, beklenti 希望 надія امید nguồn hy vọng 希望
2 a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc He's my last hope – there is no-one else I can ask. hoop رَجاء، أمَل، شَخْص فيه أمل надежда naděje håb die Hoffnung ελπίδα, αποκούμπι esperanza lootus اميد toivo espoir תִקווָה, סִיכּוּי व्यक्ति इत्यादि जिसपर उम्मीद टिकी हो nada, uzdanica reménység harapan von, vonarglæta, möguleiki speranza 頼り 희망이 걸려있는 것［사람］ viltis cerība harapan hoop, toeverlaat håp, utvei, redning nadzieja esperança speranţă надежда nádej upanje nada hopp ความหวัง umut (kaynağı), umut bağlanan kişi/şey 被寄托希望的人/物 надія کوئی شخص یا شے جس سے امید ہو người hoặc vật mang lại hy vọng 被寄托希望的人（或物）
3 something hoped for My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon. hoop أَمَل، شيءٌ يَتَمَنّاهُ الشَّخْص надежда naděje håb; forhåbning die Hoffnung ελπίδα esperanza, sueño lootus اميدواري toive espoir תִקווָה किसी चीज की उम्मीद nada, ocekivanje remény harapan von speranza 期待 희망, 소망 viltis cerība harapan hoop håp, forhåpning nadzieja esperança speranţă то, что надеются получить nádej upanje nada förhoppning ความหวัง umut 盼望 бажання کوئی خواہش niềm hy vọng 盼望
adj hopeful
1 (negativeunhopeful) full of hope The police are hopeful that they will soon find the killer; hopeful faces; He is hopeful of success. hoopvol مَليء بالأمَل който се надява plný naděje forhåbningsfuld hoffnungsvoll αισιόδοξος optimista, lleno de esperanza lootusrikas اميدوار toiveikas plein d'espoir מָלֵא תִקווָה आशापूर्ण pun nade, optimistican reménykedő penuh harap vongóður speranzoso, fiducioso 期待して 희망에 찬 turintis vilties, viltingas cerību pilns berharap hoopvol håpefull, forhåpningsfull pełen nadziei esperançoso plin de speranţă надеющийся plný nádeje poln upanja pun nade hoppfull, förhoppningsfull ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümitli, umutlu, iyimser 懷有希望的 такий, що надіється امید کرنے والا đầy hy vọng 怀有希望的
2 giving a reason or encouragement for hope That's a hopeful sign – perhaps he is going to change his mind after all. hoopvol موحٍ بالأمَل (много) обещаващ nadějný håbefuld; lovende vielversprechend ελπιδοφόρος prometedor lootustandev اميدبخش lupaava encourageant מַבטִיח आशावान व्यक्ति optimistican biztató, reményteljes memberi harapan vænlegur promettente 有望な 희망적인 teikiantis vilties daudzsološs mempunyai harapan hoopvol lovende, oppmuntrende pełen nadziei promissor încurajator благоприятный nádejný obetajoč koji obećava hoppingivande ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümit verici, umut vadeden 有希望的 багатонадійний مثبت hy vọng 有希望的
3 likely to be pleasant, successful etc The future looks quite hopeful. belowend مُفْعَم بالأَمَل، مُؤَمَّلٌ многообещаващ slibný lovende vielversprechend αίσιος prometedor lootusrikas اميدبخش lupaava prometteur מְעוֹדֵד सफल obecavajuce sokat ígérő bisa diharapkan vænlegur promettente 明るい 전도 유망한 optimistiškas daudzsološs ada harapan hoopgevend håpefull, fortrøstningsfull optymistyczny promissor promiţător обнадёживающий sľubný obetaven pun nade hoppfull, lovande ซึ่งมีความหวัง ümit verici/dolu 樂觀的 багатообіцяльний خوشگوار có triển vọng 乐观的
n hopefulness
hoopvolheid إمتلاء بالأمَل оптимизъм nadějnost glæde; forventning die Hoffnungsfreudigkeit αισιοδοξία esperanza lootus اميدواری toiveikkuus confiance מְלוֹא הַתִקווָה आशापूर्णता nadanje, ocekivanje reményteljesség keyakinan tiltrú fiducia 有望 희망적임 optimizmas, viltys cerības keadaan yang ada harapan hoop det som er fullt av håp nadzieja esperança optimism надежда nádejnosť zaupanje ispunjenost nadom hoppfullhet ผู้ที่ต้องการประสบความสำเร็จ umutluluk, umut, bekleme 有希望 надії, сподівання رجائیت sự chứa chan hy vọng 有希望
adv hopefully
1 in a hopeful way The dog looked hopefully at the joint of meat. vol hoop بصورة فيها أمَل надявайки се s nadějí håbefuldt hoffnungsvoll ελπίζοντας con esperanza/ilusión lootusrikkalt اميدوارانه toiveikkaasti avec espoir בְּתִקווָה आशा से s nadom reménykedően penuh harap með von(arsvip) con speranza 期待して 희망을 걸고 su viltimi ar cerībām; cerīgi dengan penuh pengharapan hoopvol håpefullt, forhåpningsfullt z nadzieją esperançadamente plin de/ cu speranţă с надеждой s nádejou upajoče s nadom hoppfullt, förhoppningsfullt อย่างคาดหวังไว้ ümitle, umutla 抱有希望地 з надією اچھی توقع کے ساتھ đầy hy vọng 抱有希望地
2 it is to be hoped that Hopefully, that will never happen. hopelik كما نأمَل، من المأمول дано doufejme, že forhåbentligt hoffentlich ας ελπίσουμε ότι ojalá, esperemos que... loodetavasti بدان امید که toivottavasti espérons-le יֵש לְקַווֹת आशावादिता nadajmo se! remélhetőleg mudah-mudahan vonandi (speriamo che) 願わくは (일이) 잘되면 tikėkimės, turėkime vilties cerams harap-harap te hopen valt forhåpentlig(vis) miejmy nadzieję um pouco de com sorte din fericire надо надеяться dúfajme upajmo, da nadajmo se förhoppningsvis อย่างคาดหวังไว้ inşallah, umarım ki 但愿 будемо сподіватися, що امید کی جا سکتی ہے hy vọng rằng 希望地
adj hopeless
1 not likely to be successful It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless. hopeloos ميؤوس، مُتَعَذِّر، مُسْتَحيل безнадежден beznadějný håbløs hoffnungslos απελπιστικός, απεγνωσμένος, μάταιος inútil lootusetu نا اميد toivoton sans espoir חֲסַר תִקווָה निराशा beznadan, ocajan reménytelen sia-sia vonlaus impossibile, senza speranza 望みのない 희망이 없는 beviltiškas bezcerīgs tiada harapan hopeloos håpløs, umulig beznadziejny inútil fără speranţă безнадёжный beznádejný brezupen beznadežan hopplös ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง ümitsiz, sonu karanlık/şüpheli 無希望的 безнадійний نا امید tuyệt vọng; vô vọng 无希望的
2 (withat) not good I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French. hopeloos met, vrotsig met فاقِد الأمَل отчайващ nemožný håbløs; uduelig hoffnungslos ανεπίδεκτος μάθησης, ανίκανος negado lootusetu مأيوس toivoton nul לְלא תַקָנָה खराब nepopravljiv, ocajan reménytelen jelek vonlaus pessimo, senza speranza 全くだめな 무능한 beviltiškas bezcerīgs; nekam nederīgs tak pandai langsung hopeloos umulig, håpløs beznadziejny sem jeito slab бесперспективный nemožný obupen beznadežan hopplös ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง berbat, beş para etmez 不好的 безнадійний نا اہل tồi; kém 不好的
3 unable to be stopped, cured etc The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot. ongeneeslik, hopeloos مَيؤوس مِنه، لا أمل في شفائِه безнадежден beznadějný håbløs hoffnungslos ανίατος, αδιόρθωτος, απελπιστικός caso perdido, imposible, irremediable lootusetu بي نتيجه toivoton désespéré חֲסַר תִקווָה नहीं सुधरने वाला beznadan reménytelen tak tersembuhkan vonlaus incurabile, inguaribile 救いがたい (치유할) 가망이 없는 beviltiškas neārstējams; nedziedināms tak guna langsung hopeloos håpløs, uhelbredelig beznadziejny desesperado incurabil неизлечимый;неисправимый beznádejný brezupen beznadežan hopplös, urbota ซึ่งสิ้นหวัง tedavisi/iyileşmesi olanaksız 不可救藥的 безнадійний مایوس کن vô vọng 不可救药的
adv hopelessly
hopeloos بصورَة يائِسَه безнадеждно beznadějně håbløst hoffnungslos απελπισμένα, μάταια irremediablemente; perdidamente; sin esperanzas lootusetult از روي نا اميدی toivottomasti sans espoir בְייאוּש निराशा से beznadno reménytelenül sia-sia vonleysislega, vonlaust senza speranza 絶望的に 절망적으로 beviltiškai bezcerīgi dengan rasa putus asa hopeloos håpløst beznadziejnie irremediavelmente fără speranţă безнадёжно beznádejne brezupno beznadežno hopplöst ความสิ้นหวัง umutsuzca 無希望地 безнадійно نا امیدی سے một cách tuyệt vọng 无希望地
n hopelessness
hopeloosheid يأس، فَقْدان الأمَل безнадеждност beznadějnost håbløshed die Hoffnungslosigkeit απελπισία desespero lootusetus نا اميدی toivottomuus désespoir חוֹסֶר תִקווָה निराशा beznadnost, ocaj reménytelenség kesia-siaan vonleysi disperazione 見込みのないこと 절망적임 beviltiškumas bezcerīgums; bezcerība rasa putus asa hopeloosheid håpløshet stan beznadziejny desespero disperare безнадёжность beznádejnosť brezupnost beznadežnost hopplöshet ความหมดหวัง umutsuzluk 無希望 безнадійність نا امیدی sự tuyệt vọng 无希望
hope against hope
to continue hoping when there is no (longer any) reason for hope. teen jou beterwete in hoop يأمَل في أمرٍ لا أمَل فيه продължавам да се надявам doufat všemu navzdory klamre sig til håbet hoffen, wo nichts mehr zu hoffen ist εξακολουθώ να ελπίζω έστω και μάταια en vano esperar kõigest hoolimata lootma اميد بي دليل و بي جهت toivoa kaikesta huolimatta en dépit de espérer tout לְקַווֹת כְּשֶאַפסָה כּל תִקווָה उम्मीद लगभग खत्म होना još se nadati unatoc bezizglednosti položaja reménytelen helyzetben is remél terus berharap halda í veika von sperare nell'impossibile そら頼みをする 가망은 없지만 계속 희망을 버리지 않다 veltui tikėtis, neprarasti vilties cerēt uz brīnumu terus berharap hopen tegen beter weten in holde på håpet, gi opp ikke nie tracić nadziei em vão esperar a spera zadarnic надеяться вопреки всему dúfať napriek všetkému brez upa zmage upati ne gubiti nadu hoppas trots allt หวังแล้วหวังอีก ümidini kesmemek/kırmamak olması için dua etmek 抱一線希望 не втрачати надії محض امکان سے آس لگانا hy vọng hão huyền 抱一线希望
hope for the best
to hope that something will succeed, that nothing bad will happen etc. op die beste hoop يأمَل في الأفْضَل надявам се да успея doufat v dobré håbe på det bedste das Beste hoffen ευελπιστώ lo mejor esperar parimat lootma امیدوار بودن به خوشایندترین رویدادها toivoa parasta avoir bon espoir לְקַווֹת לְטוֹב अच्छी उम्मीद करना nadati se najboljemu reméljük a legjobbakat harapan baik vona hið besta per il meglio sperare 望みを捨てない 최선을 기대하다 tikėtis, kad viskas bus gerai cerēt uz labāko berharap sesuatu yang baik akan berlaku het beste ervan hopen håpe på det beste być dobrej myśli esperar pelo melhor a privi cu optimism надеяться на лучшее dúfať v najlepšie upati na najboljše nadati se najboljem hoppas på det bästa หวังว่าจะประสบความสำเร็จ gerisini Allaha/talihe bırakmak, sonuçtan umut kesmemek 抱樂觀的希望(往最好處想) сподіватися на краще اچھی توقع رکھنا mong được toại nguyện 抱乐观的希望(往最好处想)
not (have) a hope
(to be) completely unlikely (to succeed in something) He hasn't a hope of getting the job; Will he get the job?' `Not a hope!' nie die minste kans nie لا أمَلَ ، غير مُحْتَمَل няма надежда (být) bez naděje ikke en chance keine Hoffnung (haben) δεν έχω καμιά ελπίδα no tener ni la más remota posibilidad pole mingit lootust کاملاً ناامید ei toivoakaan aucune chance אֵין סִיכּוּי उम्मीद खत्म होना nemati šanse (izgleda) za uspjeh semmi reménye sincs tidak mungkin ekki minnsta von (non avere nessuna speranza) 見込みがない 전혀 가망이 없다 (neturėti) jokių vilčių necerēt langsung tiada harapan geen kans maken; onwaarschijnlijk zijn ikke eie håp om, ikke ha nubbesjanse bez cienia nadziei, żadnej nadziei não ter chance nici o şansă (не иметь) никакой надежды (nemať) ani nádej nič ne kaže nemati nade inte ha ngt hopp om สิ้นหวัง hiç ümit kalmama 沒希望 ніякої надії کامیابی کی کوئی امید نہ ہونا không còn hy vọng 没希望
raise someone's hopes
to cause someone to hope, usually when there is no good reason to. verwagtings wek يَرْفَعُ من آمال засилвам вярата на vzbudit naději stille nogen noget i forventning Hoffnung wecken δίνω ελπίδες σε κπ. dar esperanzas a alguien lootust andma به کسی امیدواری دلخوش کنک دادن antaa toiveita susciter l'espoir chez לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת תִּקווָתוֹ שֶׁל- उम्मीद बढ़ना probuditi (nekome) nadu (cesto uzalud) reményt ébreszt membangkitkan harapan vekja upp vonir e-s suscitare le speranze di qualcuno 望みを抱かせる (남에게) 희망을 품게 하다 teikti kam nors vilčių iedvest kādam cerības memberikan harapan palsu iemand hoop geven gi for store forhåpninger robić komuś nadzieje dar esperanças a da speranţe (cuiva) обнадёживать кого-л. vzbudiť nádej vzbuditi (prazno) upanje pobuditi nadu väcka förhoppningar hos ngn ขอให่ช่วย (boş yere) umutlandırmak 喚起某人的希望 подавати надію کسی کے دل میں امید جگانا làm ai hy vọng 唤起某人的希望
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