hope
A feeling of expectation and desire.
Old English (hopian)
A feeling of expectation and desire.
noun [ HOHP ]
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen, often accompanied by a sense of optimism and positive anticipation.
- 🖊️ In the darkest of nights, a flicker of hope can light the way.
- 🖊️ As the soldiers marched into battle, they clung to a fragile hope for victory.
- 🖊️ If I had the hope of seeing you again, I would wait a thousand years.
- 🖊️ If I had the hope of seeing you again, I would wait a thousand years.
- 🖊️ In the darkest of nights, a flicker of hope can light the way.
- 🖊️ As the soldiers marched into battle, they clung to a fragile hope for victory.
- 🤝 aspiration, desire, wish
- ⚔️ despair, fear, doubt
To want something to happen.
verb [ HOHP ]
To want something to happen or be the case, often with a sense of optimism and anticipation.
- 🖊️ Had she hoped for a miracle, she might have been disappointed.
- 🖊️ The world hoped for a vaccine, and science delivered.
- 🖊️ With every sunrise, a new hope is born.
- 🖊️ The hope that filled the room was palpable, almost electric.
- 🖊️ If I could hope for one thing, it would be peace.
- 🖊️ The people hoped for change, but the king remained indifferent.
- 🖊️ Do you hope to see the stars tonight?
- 🖊️ In the darkest of nights, she clung to a single hope.
- 🖊️ In 1969, humanity hoped and then watched as Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
- 🖊️ If only he had hoped a little more, perhaps things would have been different.
- 🖊️ If only he had hoped a little more, perhaps things would have been different.
- 🖊️ If I could hope for one thing, it would be peace.
- 🖊️ In 1969, humanity hoped and then watched as Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
- 🖊️ In the darkest of nights, she clung to a single hope.
- 🖊️ The hope that filled the room was palpable, almost electric.
- 🖊️ Do you hope to see the stars tonight?
- 🖊️ The people hoped for change, but the king remained indifferent.
- 🖊️ With every sunrise, a new hope is born.
- 🖊️ Had she hoped for a miracle, she might have been disappointed.
- 🖊️ The world hoped for a vaccine, and science delivered.
- 🤝 aspire, expect, wish
- ⚔️ despair, doubt, fear