hope
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- pronunciation:
- hop
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a feeling or chance that something that you want to happen will happen.
They have hope for a better life for their children.Is there any hope that she will recover?- similar words:
- confidence, expectation, faith
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| definition 2: |
a wish for something that one thinks could come true; desire.
It is my hope to become a vice president at the bank.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- ambition, dream
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hopes, hoping, hoped |
| definition: |
to wish for something that you believe may happen.
I hope that I get that job.I hope it doesn't rain this afternoon.- synonyms:
- think
- similar words:
- believe, expect, suppose, wish
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hope or wish?
Hope means to want something that is possible.
Wish means to want something that is probably not possible.
Compare:
- I hope I pass the test.
- I wish I were ten years younger.