hope.html - See: CROSS ONE'S HEART or CROSS ONE'S HEART AND HOPE TO DIE, IN HOPES.

hope.html - {v. phr.} To try to hope when things look black; hold to hope in bad trouble. * /The mother continued to hope against hope although the plane was hours late./ * /Jane hoped against hope that Joe would call her./

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hope.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for a certain thing to occur (hope of getting the job).
2 a a person, thing, or circumstance that gives cause for hope. b ground of hope, promise.
3 what is hoped for.
4 archaic a feeling of trust.

--v.

1 intr. (often foll. by for) feel hope.
2 tr. expect and desire.
3 tr. feel fairly confident.

hope against hope cling to a mere possibility. hope chest US = bottom drawer. not a (or some) hope! colloq. no chance at all.

hoper n. [OE hopa]

hope.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 feeling hope.
2 causing or inspiring hope.
3 likely to succeed, promising.

--n.

(in full young hopeful)
1 a person likely to succeed.
2 iron. a person likely to be disappointed.

hopefulness n.

hope.html - adv.
1 in a hopeful manner.
2 disp. (qualifying a whole sentence) it is to be hoped (hopefully, the car will be ready by then).