hope
/həʊp/
#287 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To want something to happen and feel that it might.
Word origin
From Old English hopian, meaning to wish for something with trust that it may come.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hopian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (hope, hopes, hoped)
Examples
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"Hope" means I want this good thing to happen.
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"Hopes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
weather.
"Hoped" is the past form of "hope".
"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.
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