hoper

hope

 (hōp)

v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes

v.intr.

1. To wish for a particular event that one considers possible: We are hoping for more financial support.

2. Archaic To have confidence; trust.

v.tr.

To desire and consider possible: I hope that you will join us for dinner. We hope to buy a house in the spring. See Synonyms at expect.

n.

1.

a. The longing or desire for something accompanied by the belief in the possibility of its occurrence: He took singing lessons in the hope of performing in the musical.

b. An instance of such longing or desire: Her hopes of becoming a doctor have not changed.

2. A source of or reason for such longing or desire: Good pitching is the team's only hope for victory.

3. 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.

4. Archaic Trust; confidence.

Idiom:

hope against hope

To hope with little reason or justification.

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[Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian.]

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hop′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoper - a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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