hope

CEFRA2

/ˈhəʊ̯p/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling that something good may happen.

  2. 02

    verb

    To want something to happen and think it may happen.

Examples

  • All we can do now is wait and hope.

  • I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhoʊ̯p/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].

  2. To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

More examples

In context

  • Hope is not a strategy.

  • — Is he going to shut up soon? — I hope so.

  • He's still hoping that everything will turn out fine.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Despite the bad weather, they still blank for a sunny day tomorrow.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn; further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).