Meaning
To want something to happen and feel that it might.
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Word origin
From Old English hopian, meaning to wish for something with trust that it may come.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hopian
Grammar
Examples
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"Hope" means to want something good to happen and to feel that it may come true. You hope for nice weather or hope that a friend gets well. It is a warm, positive feeling about the future.
Where this fits
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Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(8)Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
Emphasis in English: emphatic do, my own and the very
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Phrasal verbs with come in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
I wish and if only in English: grammar rules and examples
Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 7: hope, idea, close and 7 more words.