hope

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hope
həʊp Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.
    E.g. he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information
  • a feeling of trust.
    E.g. our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner
verb
  • want something to happen or be the case.
    E.g. he's hoping for an offer of compensation

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