See Also: DREAMS
This may have its origins in a Scottish proverb: “He who lives on hope lives on a very lean diet.”
See Also: LOOKS
If you hope that something is true or will happen, you want it to be true or to happen.
You often use I hope to express a wish that someone will have a pleasant time. After hope you can use either the future form or the present simple. For example, you can say 'I hope you'll enjoy the film' or 'I hope you enjoy the film'.
If you say to someone that you hope they are going to do something, you are usually asking or reminding them to do something that they may not want to do.
If someone says that something is true or will happen, or asks you whether something is true or will happen, you can express your wish that it is true or will happen by saying I hope so.
Be Careful!
Don't say 'I hope it'.
Similarly, you can express your wish that something is not true or will not happen by saying I hope not.
Be Careful!
Don't say 'I don't hope so'.
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| 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" |