hope

(hōp)

v., hoped, hop·ing, hopes.

v.intr.

1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
2. Archaic. To have confidence; trust.

v.tr.

1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.
2. To expect and desire. See synonyms at expect.

n.

1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.
3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.
4. often Hope Christianity. The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
5. Archaic. Trust; confidence.

idiom:

hope against hope

1. To hope with little reason or justification.

[Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian.]

hoper hop'er n.

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Apart from the expression to live in hopes, the use of the plural noun in phrases such as to be in hopes, in the hopes that, etc., is more characteristic of American English than of British English:

He never said a kind word to them, and they worked like dogs in hopes of hearing one—Garrison Keillor, 1989.

The normal British English equivalent is in the hope of (or in the hope that):

Clerks double-book their barristers in the hope that one of the cases will be settled before getting to court—Economist, 1983.

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Idioms beginning with hope:
hope against hope
hope springs eternal

See also great white hope; in hopes of; live in (hope of); not a hope in hell; pin one's hopes on; while there's life, there's hope.

n

Definition: longing; dream
Antonyms: despair, disbelief, discouragement, hopelessness, pessimism

v

Definition: long for, dream about
Antonyms: despair, disbelieve, fear

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Desire and expectation rolled into one.

    Delicious Hope! when naught to man it left --
    Of fortune destitute, of friends bereft;
    When even his dog deserts him, and his goat
    With tranquil disaffection chews his coat
    While yet it hangs upon his back; then thou,
    The star far-flaming on thine angel brow,
    Descendest, radiant, from the skies to hint
    The promise of a clerkship in the Mint.
                                                       Fogarty Weffing

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IN BRIEF: To desire something to happen.

I hope we get to go to the zoo next Friday.

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Quotes:

"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings." - Elie Wiesel

"The secret of the true love of work is the hope of success in that work. It is not for the money reward, for the time spent, or for the skill exercised, but for the successful result in the accomplishment of the work itself." - Sidney A. Weltmer

"Hope on, and save yourself for prosperous times." - Virgil

"Our hopes are but memories reversed." - Source Unknown

"Hope is the golden thread that should be woven into every experience of life." - Source Unknown

"From the withered tree, a flower blooms." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - håb, forhåbning, forventning
v. intr. - håbe på
v. tr. - håbe, ønske

idioms:

• beyond hope    ikke til at redde, intet håb mere
• get one's hopes up    få forhåbninger
• hope against hope    klamre sig til håbet, håbe trods alt, tro på det umulige
• hope chest    brudekiste
• hope for the best    håbe på det bedste
• hope springs eternal    leve i et evigt håb
• hope to hell    håbe inderligt
• in the hope    i håb om
• live in hope    leve i håbet
• not a hope in hell    ikke en chance

Nederlands (Dutch)
hopen, hoop hebben op, hoop, verwachting

Français (French)
n. - espérance, espoir, confiance (arch)
v. intr. - espérer ou attendre avoir qch, avoir confiance (arch)
v. tr. - espérer que, espérer faire, souhaiter que

idioms:

• beyond hope    être sans espoir
• get one's hopes up    faire naître l'espoir, avoir de grands espoirs
• hope against hope    espérer contre toute espérance
• hope chest    trousseau, coffre à trousseau
• hope for the best    espérer que ça ira
• hope springs eternal    l'espérance est inépuisable
• hope to hell    espérer avec ferveur
• in the hope    dans l'espoir
• live in hope    vivre dans l'espoir
• not a hope    pas un seul espoir
• not a hope in hell    pas la moindre chance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hoffnung
v. - hoffen

idioms:

• beyond hope    über Hoffnung hinaus
• get one's hopes up    jmdm. falsche Hoffnungen machen
• hope against hope    sich an eine bloße Möglichkeit klammern
• hope chest    Aussteuertruhe
• hope for the best    das Beste hoffen
• hope springs eternal    der Mensch hofft, solange er lebt
• hope to hell    zum Teufel wünschen
• in the hope    in der Hoffnung
• live in hope    in Hoffnung auf etwas leben
• not a hope    völlig ausgeschlossen!
• not a hope in hell    keinerlei Hoffnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ελπίδα, προσδοκία
v. - ελπίζω, ευελπιστώ, προσδοκώ

idioms:

• beyond hope    σε απελπιστική κατάσταση, αδιόρθωτος
• get one's hopes up    δίνω ψεύτικες ελπίδες
• hope against hope    ελπίζω παραλόγως, ελπίζω το αδύνατο
• hope chest    μπαούλο ή κασέλα προικιών
• hope for the best    διατηρώ τις ελπίδες μου, ελπίζω όλα να πάνε καλά
• hope springs eternal    πάντα υπάρχει ελπίδα
• hope to hell    ελπίζω όσο δεν φαντάζεσαι
• in the hope    με την ελπίδα
• live in hope    ζω με την ελπίδα
• not a hope in hell    καμιά απολύτως ελπίδα

Italiano (Italian)
sperare, speranza

idioms:

• beyond hope    senza speranza
• get/build one's hopes up    suscitare le speranze di qualcuno
• high/great hopes    grandi speranze
• hope against hope    sperare fino all'ultimo
• hope chest    corredo
• hope for the best    speriamo bene
• in the hope    sperando di
• live in hope    vivere nella speranza
• not a hope in hell    nessuna speranza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esperança (f)
v. - querer e esperar

idioms:

• beyond hope    sem esperança
• get/build one's hopes up    aumentar suas esperanças
• high/great hopes    grandes esperanças (f pl)
• hope against hope    esperar a pesar dos pesares
• hope chest    baú (m) do enxoval
• hope for the best    espere o melhor
• in the hope    na esperança de
• live in hope    viver de esperança
• not a hope in hell    sem qualquer esperança

Русский (Russian)
надеяться, уповать, ожидать, предвкушать, надежда, тот, на кого возлагают надежды, то, что надеются получить, упование

idioms:

• beyond hope    безнадежно
• get/build one's hopes up    возлагать неоправданно большие надежды
• high/great hopes    большие надежды
• hope against hope    надеяться на чудо
• hope chest    сундук с приданым
• hope for the best    надеяться на счастливый исход
• in the hope    в надежде
• live in hope    жить надеждой на
• not a hope in hell    безнадежный

Español (Spanish)
n. - esperanza, posibilidad
v. intr. - esperar, tener esperanzas, confiar
v. tr. - esperar, tener esperanzas, confiar

idioms:

• beyond hope    desahuciado
• get one's hopes up    hacerse ilusiones
• hope against hope    la esperanza es lo último que se pierde
• hope chest    ajuar, equipo de novia, baúl o arcón del ajuar
• hope for the best    mantener el optimismo a pesar de todo
• hope springs eternal    la esperanza nunca muere
• hope to hell    ¡ojalá!
• in the hope    en la esperanza
• live in hope    tener la esperanza de algo, vivir con la esperanza
• not a hope    sin esperanza
• not a hope in hell    no tienes la más remota posibilidad de

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förhoppning, förtröstan
v. - hoppas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
希望, 期待, 信心, 盼望

idioms:

• beyond hope    没希望的, 绝望的
• get one's hopes up    使某人充满希望
• hope against hope    抱一线希望
• hope chest    嫁妆箱
• hope for the best    抱乐观的希望, 相信结果总会是好的
• hope springs eternal    希望永久
• hope to hell    希望不好的事发生
• in the hope    怀着...的希望
• live in hope    对...抱有希望
• not a hope in hell    毫无希望, 简直是妄想

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 希望, 期待, 信心
v. intr. - 希望, 期待
v. tr. - 希望, 盼望

idioms:

• beyond hope    沒希望的, 絕望的
• get one's hopes up    使某人充滿希望
• hope against hope    抱一線希望
• hope chest    嫁妝箱
• hope for the best    抱樂觀的希望, 相信結果總會是好的
• hope springs eternal    希望永久
• hope to hell    希望不好的事發生
• in the hope    懷著...的希望
• live in hope    對...抱有希望
• not a hope in hell    毫無希望, 簡直是妄想

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 희망, 기대, 희망을 주는 것, 신뢰
v. intr. - 희망을 가지다, ~을 기대하다
v. tr. - 바라다, 기대하다, ~하고 싶어하다

idioms:

• beyond hope    전혀 희망이 없다
• get one's hopes up    성공해 대해 자신하다
• in the hope    희망을 가지고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 希望, 望み, 見込み, 期待, 期待されるもの, 頼りになるもの
v. - 望む

idioms:

• beyond hope    望みがない
• get/build one's hopes up    望みを持つ
• high/great hopes    大望
• hope against hope    万一を頼む
• hope chest    嫁入り用品箱, 嫁入り用品
• hope for the best    最良を願う
• in the hope    期待して
• not a hope in hell    全く見込みなしで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أمل, رجاء (فعل) يأمل, يرجو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקווה, ציפייה, מצב מעורר תקוות‬
v. intr. - ‮ייחל, קיווה‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיש ביטחון‬

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