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- [hohp]
- /hoʊp/
- /həʊp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohp]
- /hoʊp/
Definitions of hope word
- noun hope Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins. 1
- noun hope Bob (Leslie Townes Hope) 1903–2003, U.S. comedian, born in England. 1
- noun hope John, 1868–1936, U.S. educator. 1
- noun hope a town in SW Arkansas. 1
- verb with object hope to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence. 1
- verb with object hope to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory. 1
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Origin of hope
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hopa; cognate with Dutch hoop, German Hoffe; (v.) Middle English hopen, Old English hopian
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Parts of speech for Hope
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hope popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hope usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hope
noun hope
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
verb hope
- count on — If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- cherish — If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
Antonyms for hope
noun hope
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
verb hope
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
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