Definitions of hope
-
To
cherish
a
desire
of
good,
with
some
expectation
of
obtaining
it;
to
place
confidence
in.
-
To
desire
with
expectation
of
obtaining;
cherish
desire
mingled
with
expectation.
-
To
desire
with
expectation
or
with
belief
in
the
possibility
or
prospect
of
obtaining;
to
look
forward
to
as
a
thing
desirable,
with
the
expectation
of
obtaining
it;
to
cherish
hopes
of.
-
To
expect;
to
fear.
-
To
expect
with
confidence
or
desire.
-
To
desire
with
expectation
or
with
belief
in
the
prospect
of
obtaining.
-
To
desire
and
expect.
-
To
entertain
or
indulge
hope;
to
cherish
a
desire
of
good,
or
of
something
welcome,
with
expectation
of
obtaining
it
or
belief
that
it
is
obtainable;
to
expect; -
usually
followed
by
for.
-
To
place
confidence;
to
trust
with
confident
expectation
of
good; -
usually
followed
by
in.
-
To
cherish
a
desire
for
good;
trust
confidently.
-
To
cherish
a
desire
of
good
with
expectation
of
obtaining
it:
to
place
confidence (
in).
-
To
expect
good.
-
intend
with
some
possibility
of
fulfilment; "
I
hope
to
have
finished
this
work
by
tomorrow
evening"
-
be
optimistic;
be
full
of
hope;
have
hopes; "
I
am
still
hoping
that
all
will
turn
out
well"
-
expect
and
wish; "
I
trust
you
will
behave
better
from
now
on"; "
I
hope
she
understands
that
she
cannot
expect
a
raise"
-
To
desire
with
expectation
of
good,
or
a
belief
that
it
may
be
obtained.
-
To
cherish
a
desire
of
good,
with
some
degree
of
expectation
of
attaining
it;
to
trust
in
with
confident
anticipation
of
good.
-
grounds
for
feeling
hopeful
about
the
future; "
there
is
little
or
no
promise
that
he
will
recover"
-
a
specific
instance
of
feeling
hopeful; "
it
revived
their
hope
of
winning
the
pennant"
-
the
general
feeling
that
some
desire
will
be
fulfilled; "
in
spite
of
his
troubles
he
never
gave
up
hope"
-
someone (
or
something)
on
which
expectations
are
centered; "
he
was
their
best
hope
for
a
victory"
-
A
sloping
plain
between
mountain
ridges.
-
A
small
bay;
an
inlet;
a
haven.
-
A
desire
of
some
good,
accompanied
with
an
expectation
of
obtaining
it,
or
a
belief
that
it
is
obtainable;
an
expectation
of
something
which
is
thought
to
be
desirable;
confidence;
pleasing
expectancy.
-
One
who,
or
that
which,
gives
hope,
furnishes
ground
of
expectation,
or
promises
desired
good.
-
That
which
is
hoped
for;
an
object
of
hope.
-
The
desire
of
good
accompanied
by
expectation;
anticipation;
confidence;
the
object
of
desire.
-
A
desire
of
some
good,
with
expectation
of
obtaining
it:
confidence:
anticipation:
he
who
or
that
which
furnishes
ground
of
expectation:
that
which
is
hoped
for.
-
Troop,
only
in
the
phrase
forlorn-
hope.
-
Expectation
of
good;
that
which
is
hoped
for,
or
occasions
hope.
-
Desire
accompanied
by
expectation.
-
The
cause
of
hopeful
expectation.
-
A
desire
of
some
good,
accompanied
with
expectation
of
obtaining
it,
or
the
recognition
of
better
things
in
store,
accompanied
with
all
due
effort
to
gain
them;
confidence
in
a
future
event;
anticipation;
he
in
whom
or
that
in
which
we
have
hope;
what
is
hoped
for.
-
The
desire
of
good,
accompanied
with
some
degree
of
expectation
of
obtaining
it,
or
with
a
belief
that
it
is
attainable;
anticipation
of
future
good;
trust;
opinion
or
belief
not
amounting
to
certainty.
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