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hope(noun)BrE / həʊp / NAmE / hoʊp / - a belief that something you want will happen
- There is now hope of a cure.
- Hopes for the missing men are fading.
- There is little hope that they will be found alive.
- They have given up hope of finding any more survivors.
- She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it).
- The future is not without hope.
- Don't raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed.
- I'll do what I can, but don't get your hopes up.
- There is still a glimmer of hope.
- The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve.
- something that you wish for
- She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears.
- They have high hopes for their children.
- a person, a thing or a situation that will help you get what you want
- He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You're my last hope.’
- The operation was Kelly's only hope of survival.
- to be in a situation where no improvement is possible
- to destroy somebody’s hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible
- Hopes of a peaceful settlement have been dashed.
- to offer little, etc. reason for believing that something will happen
- The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery.
- people never stop hoping
- because you want something to happen
- I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.
- He asked her again in the vain hope that he could persuade her to come (= it was impossible).
- to have no chance at all
- She doesn't have a hope of winning.
- to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help
- The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
- used to say that there is no chance at all that something will happen
Extra Examples- He had one last hope to cling to.
- He pinned all his hopes on getting that job.
- He represents our best hope for a swimming medal.
- He secretly cherished hopes that George would marry his daughter.
- He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You’re my last hope.’
- He wasn’t trying to give her false hope.
- Her dark eyes lit with sudden hope.
- Her hopes of going to college have now been dashed.
- Her only hope lay in escape.
- His early hopes of freedom were now gone.
- Hope faded after wrecked remains of the ship were washed onto the shore.
- Hope flared up inside her.
- Hope remains that survivors will be found.
- Hopes are high that a resolution to the conflict can be found.
- Hopes of a peaceful end to the strike are now growing.
- I am writing this letter in hopes that it will be forwarded to the editor.
- I am writing to you in the hope that you can help me obtain some information.
- I didn’t give up hope of being released.
- I don’t hold out much hope of finding a buyer.
- I have no hope of winning.
- I haven’t yet found a flat, but I live in hope.
- I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.
- I’ll see what I can do, but don’t get your hopes up too much.
- It is important to keep alive the hope that a peace settlement might be found.
- It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward.
- It is my sincere hope that she will find happiness at last.
- It seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi.
- Lord Mountbatten secretly cherished hopes that Charles would marry his granddaughter.
- Maybe we can find some hope for humanity after all.
- Our one hope was that the hurricane would change direction.
- Peace is a distant hope in this war-torn region.
- Political leaders do now entertain the hope that a settlement can be found.
- Privatization seems to offer the best hope for the industry.
- She felt weak and without hope.
- She is Britain’s brightest hope for a medal.
- She saw little hope of meeting the targets.
- She told me all her hopes and dreams.
- The Mexican president expressed hope for cooperation on trade.
- The latest job figures have boosted hopes for the economy.
- The use of fish oil to treat cancer has brought fresh hope to millions of sufferers.
- Their main hopes rest on their new striker.
- There was still a faint hope that they would accept the offer.
- These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.
- This announcement has raised hopes that the crisis may be coming to an end.
- We have every hope of completing the project this year.
- We have high hopes for the project.
- We now have good grounds for hope.
- We’re trying to keep our hopes up.
- You don’t have a hope in hell of finding a job.
- a bitter tale of disappointed hopes
- a feeling of considerable hope
- damaged beyond hope of repair
- keeping alive the hope that a peace settlement might be found
- the team’s championship hopes
- the treatment gave him renewed hope
- without any real hope of success
- young people who are full of hope for the future
- Don’t raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed.
- I’ll do what I can, but don’t get your hopes up.
- She has high hopes of winning.
Word Origin- late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).
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