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hope
noun
1 hope
A specific instance of feeling hopeful.
Roget 507:
expectation,
expectance,
expectancy;
anticipation,
reckoning,
calculation;
foresight
etc.
510.
contemplation,
prospection†,
lookout;
prospect,
perspective,
horizon,
vista;
destiny
etc.
152.
suspense,
waiting,
abeyance;
curiosity
etc.
455;
anxious expectation,
ardent expectation,
eager expectation,
breathless expectation,
sanguine expectation;
torment of Tantalus.
hope
etc.
858;
trust
etc.
(belief)
484;
auspices
etc.
(prediction)
511;
assurance,
confidence,
presumption,
reliance.
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2 hope
The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.
Dutch: hoop
Polish: nadzieja, otucha
3 hope
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future.
synonym: promise.
Roget 858:
hope,
hopes;
desire
etc.
865;
fervent hope,
sanguine expectation,
trust,
confidence,
reliance;
faith
etc.
(belief)
484;
affiance,
assurance;
secureness,
security;
reassurance.
good omen,
good auspices;
promise,
well grounded hopes;
good prospect,
bright prospect;
clear sky.
assumption,
presumption;
anticipation
etc.
(expectation)
507.
hopefulness,
buoyancy,
optimism,
enthusiasm,
heart of grace,
aspiration.
[person who is hopeful]
optimist,
utopian,
utopist†.
castles in the air,
castles in Spain,
chateaux en Espagne [Fr.],
le pot aut lait [Fr.],
Utopia,
millennium;
day dream,
golden dream;
dream of Alnaschar†;
airy hopes,
fool's paradise;
mirage
etc.
(fallacies of vision)
443;
fond hope.
beam of hope,
ray of hope,
gleam of hope,
glimmer of hope,
flash of hope,
dawn of hope,
star of hope;
cheer;
bit of blue sky,
silver lining,
silver lining of the cloud,
bottom of Pandora's box,
balm in Gilead;
light at the end of the tunnel.
anchor,
sheet anchor,
mainstay;
staff
etc.
(support)
215;
heaven
etc.
981.
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4 hope
Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered.
Dutch: hoop, hopen
Polish: nadzieja
5 Hope
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003).
synonyms: Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope.
6 hope
One of the three Christian virtues.
verb
1 hope
Expect and wish:
— I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise.
synonyms: desire, trust.
Roget 858:
hope,
trust,
confide,
rely on,
put one's trust in;
lean upon;
pin one's hope upon,
pin one's faith upon
etc.
(believe)
484.
feel hope,
entertain hope,
harbor hope,
indulge hope,
cherish hope,
feed hope,
foster hope,
nourish hope,
encourage hope,
cling to hope,
live in hope,
etc.
n.;
see land;
feel assured,
rest assured,
feel confident,
rest confident
etc.
adj..
presume;
promise oneself;
expect
etc.
(look forward to)
507.
hope for
etc.
(desire)
865;
anticipate.
be hopeful
etc.
adj.;
look on the bright side of,
view on the sunny side,
voir en couleur de rose [Fr.],
make the best of it,
hope for the best;
put a good face upon,
put a bold face upon,
put the best face upon;
keep one's spirits up;
take heart,
take heart of grace;
be of good heart,
be of good cheer;
flatter oneself,
lay the flattering unction to one's soul,"
catch at a straw,
[Hamlet],
hope against hope,
reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched,
count one's chickens before they are hatched.
[cause hope]
give hope,
inspire hope,
raise hope,
hold out hope
etc.
n.;
promise,
bid fair,
augur well,
be in a fair way,
look up,
flatter,
tell a flattering tale;
raise expectations
(sentient subject);
encourage,
cheer,
assure,
reassure,
buoy up,
embolden.
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Roget 865:
desire;
wish,
wish for;
be desirous
etc.
adj..
have a longing
etc.
n.;
hope
etc.
858.
care for,
affect,
like,
list;
take to,
cling to,
take a fancy to;
fancy;
prefer
etc.
(choose)
609.
have an eye,
have a mind to;
find it in one's heart
etc.
(be willing)
602;
have a fancy for,
set one's eyes upon;
cast a sheep's eye upon,
look sweet upon;
take into one's head,
have at heart,
be bent upon;
set one's cap at,
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon;
covet.
want,
miss,
need,
feel the want of,
would fain have,
would fain do;
would be glad of.
be hungry
etc.
adj.;
have a good appetite,
play a good knife and fork;
hunger after,
thirst after,
crave after,
lust after,
itch after,
hanker after,
run mad after;
raven for,
die for;
burn to.
desiderate†;
sigh for,
cry for,
gape for,
gasp for,
pine for,
pant for,
languish for,
yearn for,
long,
be on thorns for,
hope for;
aspire after;
catch at,
grasp at,
jump at.
woo,
court,
solicit;
fish for,
spell for,
whistle for,
put up for;
ogle.
cause desire,
create desire,
raise desire,
excite desire,
provoke desire;
whet the appetite;
appetize†,
titillate,
allure,
attract,
take one's fancy,
tempt;
hold out temptation,
hold out allurement;
tantalize,
make one's mouth water,
faire venir l'eau a la bouche [Fr.].
gratify desire
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
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Dutch: hopen
2 hope
Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.
3 hope
Intend with some possibility of fulfilment:
— I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening.
synonym: go for.
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