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hope
has definitions from the fields of religion,film,performing arts
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[ verb ] expect with desire
Examples "I trust you will behave better from now on" "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)In the absence of a reservoir of political consensus each organized political group hopes that the elections will give them new prominence , but in a system where there is as_yet no place for the less prominent . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The historian can only point_out those lines which were major enough to find reflection in our limited evidence , and must hope that future excavations will enrich our understanding . Since writing was practiced in the Aegean before the end of the century , we may hope that the details of tradition will now be occasionally useful . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)He looked very carefully at every piece of furnishing , as though hoping to store this information carefully in his mind . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Tenements , stores , saloons , some gambling , I hope not too_much . |
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[ verb ] be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
Examples "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Black said COAHR `` hoped to be able to integrate the theaters without taking direct_action , but we are pledged to using every legal and nonviolent means at our disposal '' . (Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)The latter involved hitting a full four-wood out to the first fairway and toward the clubhouse , hoping to slice it back to the deeply bunkered 9 th green . ("Sports"...)Each enjoys seeing the other hit home_runs ( `` I hope Roger hits 80 '' , Mantle says ) , and each enjoys even more seeing himself hit home_runs ( `` and I hope I hit 81 '' ) . Each enjoys seeing the other hit home_runs ( `` I hope Roger hits 80 '' , Mantle says ) , and each enjoys even more seeing himself hit home_runs ( `` and I hope I hit 81 '' ) . (Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)Well-wishers around the world hoped that the Congo would quickly assume a respectable position in the society of nations . |
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[ verb ] intend with some possibility of fulfilment
Synonyms Examples "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)What type of action can hope to win public support , first in this country and then abroad ? (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)The sweat broke_out on Mr._Skyros ' forehead as he realized he had been actually thinking - hoping - planning - perhaps - (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)He realized now he had more_than half hoped he would n't find him - that Muller would not be here , that the attempt would be scheduled for somewhere beyond Hoag 's control . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)He 'd hoped to catch Jesse_Macklin there . (Edwin Booth, Outlaw Town....)As Curt had hoped , the house door banged open . |
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[ noun ] a specific instance of feeling hopeful
Examples "it revived their hope of winning the pennant" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)I was delighted with Paula_Prentiss ' comedy performance , which was as fresh and unstilted as one 's highest hopes might ask . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)2 ) As a country superimposes its cultural and political attitudes on others , it searches its heritage in hopes of justifying its aggressiveness . After_all , the average American as he lies and waits for the enemy in Korea or as she scans the newspaper in some vain hope of personal contact with the front is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal , economic and governmental actions far beyond the normal citizen 's comprehension and control . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)For this period , as for earlier centuries , pottery remains the most secure source ; the ceramic material of the age is more abundant , more diversified , and more indicative_of the hopes and fears of its makers , who begin to show scenes of human life and death . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)The clocks struck seven-thirty as they approached the hotel entrance ; and hopes that the chambermaid and patronne would still be abed began to rise in Alex 's well exercised breast . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
Examples "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" Used in print ("Editorials"...)Contemplating these posthumous punishments , Stalin should not lose all hope . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)But it must be readily seen that the religious picture in England has so greatly changed during these hundred years as to engender hope , at_least on the Catholic side . They hope , of_course , to reclaim the non-Catholic population to the Catholic faith , and at every Sunday Benediction they recite by_heart the `` Prayer_for_England '' : English Catholics reacted to this event with moderate but real hope . Almost daily something is reported which feeds this Catholic hope in England : statistics of the increasing numbers of converts and Irish Catholic immigrants ; news of a Protestant minister in Leamington who has offered to allow a Catholic priest to preach from his pulpit ; a report that a Catholic nun had been requested to teach in a non-Catholic secondary_school during the sickness of one of its masters ; the startling statement in a respectable periodical that `` Catholics , if the present system is still in_operation , will constitute almost one-third of the House_of_Lords in the next generation '' ; a report that 200 Protestant clergymen and laity attended a votive Mass offered for Christian unity at a Catholic_church in Slough during the Church Unity Octave . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (religion) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
Synonyms Examples "there is little or no promise that he will recover" Used in print (The New York Times,...)If such a paragon of perfection as Palmer could commit such a scoring sacrilege , there was hope left for all . ("Editorials"...)The only hope for West_Berlin lies_in a compromise which will bring_down the wall and reunite the city . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The English saints are widely venerated , quite naturally , and now there is great hope that the Forty_Martyrs and Cardinal_Newman will soon be canonized . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Poor where they had once been rich , humbled where they had been arrogant , having no_longer any hope of sharing_in the leadership of the nation , the rebels who would not surrender in spirit drew comfort from the sympathy they felt extended to them by the mother_country . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)American policy should press constantly the view that until these governments demand efficiency and effectiveness of their bureaucracies there is not the slightest hope that they will either modernize of democratize their societies . Related terms |
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[ noun ] someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
Examples "he was their best hope for a victory" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)In_fact , Hudson 's sail up the Great_North_River had disposed of one of the last hopes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 427
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[ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1800
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[ noun ] (religion) one of the three Christian virtues
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