Hope I Hoping Həʊp Happen Hoped Dared Verb

• all we can do now is wait and hope.
• ‘do you think it will rain?’ ‘i hope not.’
• ‘will you be back before dark?’ ‘i hope so, yes.’
• the exam went better than i’d dared hope.

hope

Verb Forms

1. to want something to happen and think that it is possible
• All we can do now is wait and hope.
• ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not.’
• ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘I hope so, yes.’
• The exam went better than I’d dared hope.
• I’ll see you next week, I hope.
• We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.
• I hope (that) you’re okay.
• I just hope we can find the right person.
• I can only hope there has been some mistake.
• I sincerely hope that you will be successful.
• Detectives are hoping (that) witnesses will come forward.
• Let's hope we can find a parking space.
• I hope and pray that he is released quickly.
• It is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.
• She is hoping to win the gold medal.
• We hope to arrive around two.
• What had he hoped to achieve?

Extra Examples

• He secretly hoped that she wouldn't be home.
• I hardly dared to hope the plan would succeed.
• I only hope you're right.
• They hoped desperately that their missing son would come home.
• I certainly hope so.
2. to intend to do something if possible
• We're hoping to address all these issues.
3. used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise
• I saw him do it—cross my heart.
4. to continue to hope for something although it is very unlikely to happen
• She was hoping against hope that there’d been some mistake.
5. to hope that something will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not
• I’m just going to answer all the questions I can and hope for the best.
6. used to say that you feel very strongly that something should/should not happen
• ‘Nobody blames you.’ ‘I should hope not!’

Word Origin

• late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).