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Definition of Hope
- one of the three Christian virtues
- 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"
- United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
- 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"
Hyponyms: rainbow, hopefulness, encouragement, optimism, white hope, great white hope
Derivational Morphology: trust, desire, promise, hoper
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