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hope
noun as in longing; dream
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verb as in long for, dream about
Example Sentences
Josh Lepird, the union’s South Central regional vice president, echoed that hope, but added a hint of caution: “I’m hopeful he’s here to work with us, but I don’t know,” he said.
“But we try to stay optimistic and move from love. We hope our music serves to heal.”
The company’s other de-extinction hopes include reviving the woolly mammoth, the dodo, and the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
Matthew Okula said he hopes his efforts help educate expecting mothers and encourage them to discuss the potential complication — amniotic fluid embolism — with their healthcare providers.
She said there were runners from overseas and across the UK hoping to set a time that would help them to qualify for marathons elsewhere.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say hope?
To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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