| Level | A2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | hope |
| IPA | /həʊp / noun |
| Back | ümit, umut |
| Back 2 | hope (noun) /həʊp
/ noun
1 [countable,
uncountable]
(a)
hope (of/for sth); (a) hope of doing sth; (a) hope that …
the feeling of wanting
sth to happen and thinking that it will
ümit, umut
What hope is there for the future?
There is no hope of finding anybody else
alive.
David has high hopes of becoming a
jockey.
She never gave up hope that a cure
for the disease would be found.
I'll do what I can but don't get your
hopes up.
2 [singular]
a person, a thing or a
situation that will help you get what you want
umut, ümit
Please can you help me? You're my last
hope.
IDIOMS
dash
sb's hopes (of sth/of doing sth)
to completely destroy
sb's hopes of doing sth
umudunu
kırmak
The accident dashed his hopes of becoming a
pianist.
in
the hope of sth/that …
because you want sth
to happen
umarak, beklentisiyle
I came here in the hope that we could talk
privately.
pin
(all) your hopes on sb/sth
to believe completely that
sb/sth will help you or will succeed
(umutlarını) bağlamak
I never save money – I'm pinning my hopes
on marrying someone rich.
a
ray of hope
a small chance that
things will get better
ümit
ışığı
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