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Word: hope (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable A person or thing that is a source of hope
  • countable The actual thing wished for
  • (''in Christianity'') The virtuous desire for future good
  • uncountable The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

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Proper noun:

  • A town in Arkansas
  • A town in British Columbia
  • female|from=English from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.
  • A=An|English and Scottish topographic|from=Middle English|dot= for someone who lived in a ''hop'', a small enclosed valley.

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Verb:

  • to expect and wish
  • to be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
  • to want something to happen.

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