hopeful

CEFRB1

/ˈhəʊpfl̩/

adjective

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.
feeling hope

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Speaking with reporters during a stop in New York, Mr. Biden offered the most hopeful assessment of the hostage talks by any major figure in many days, suggesting that the war might be close to a major turning point.
2024 February 26, Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear, “Biden Says He’s Hopeful for a Gaza Cease-Fire Within a Week”, in The New York Times
The night was further proof that the Democratic Party’s cruel summer had given way to a more hopeful election season.
2024 November 9, Katie Rogers, Matt Stevens and Emily Cochrane, “How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era”, in The New York Times
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and several other Republican presidential hopefuls spent Tuesday in New Hampshire, while Mike Pence, the former vice president, was in Iowa.
2023 April 7, Jonathan Weisman and Jazmine Ulloa, “The Republican Who Didn’t Campaign on Independence Day? Trump.”, in The New York Times

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