| aim |
to point carefully with the hope of hitting something or someone. [1/6 definitions] |
| butter up |
(informal) to be nice to or praise in the hope of gaining something from the person. |
| count on |
to look forward to; hope for. [1/2 definitions] |
| desolate |
very lonely or without hope. [1/3 definitions] |
| despair |
the complete lack of hope. [2 definitions] |
| desperation |
the feeling or condition of being desperate or without hope. |
| discourage |
to cause to lose hope or confidence. [1/2 definitions] |
| dream |
a strong hope or goal. [1/6 definitions] |
| encourage |
to give hope or courage to; give confidence to. [1/3 definitions] |
| encouraging |
arousing feelings of hope or courage. [1/2 definitions] |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to. [1/5 definitions] |
| grim |
lacking cheerfulness or hope; gloomy. [1/3 definitions] |
| have one's fingers crossed |
to hope for a good ending or result. |
| hold one's breath |
to wait with hope and expectation. |
| hopeful |
showing or feeling hope. [1/2 definitions] |
| hopeless |
beyond hope. [2 definitions] |
| keep one's chin up |
to stay hopeful; not lose hope. |
| keep one's fingers crossed |
to hope for a good ending or result. |
| on (one's) last legs |
having very little energy, strength, hope, or ability to go on; likely to collapse or die. |
| on the off chance |
with the very slight possibility; against the slight hope. |
| optimism |
the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen. |