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hope

hope · verb

  1. To want something to happen and believe that it might.

    I hope you feel better soon.
    She hopes to visit us tomorrow.
    We hoped for sunny weather.
  • hope base form
  • hopes third-person singular present
  • hoped past tense and past participle
  • hoping present participle

hope · noun

  1. A feeling that something good might happen.

    There is still hope that the missing dog will return.
    The news gave her hope during a difficult week.
    They held on to hope while waiting for the doctor's report.
  • hope uncountable noun
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