I.
noun
1 belief that sth you want will happen
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep ( esp. AmE ), fervent , great
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a feeling of considerable ~
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It is my fervent ~ that you will be able to take this project forward.
▪ high (only used with hopes )
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We have high ~s for the project.
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Hopes are high that a resolution to the conflict can be found.
▪ best , main
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Privatization seems to offer the best ~ for the industry.
▪ faint , slight , vague
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There was still a faint ~ that they would accept the offer.
▪ real , sincere
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without any real ~ of success
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It is my sincere ~ that she will find happiness at last.
▪ realistic , reasonable
▪ desperate , wild
▪ false , forlorn , vain
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He wasn't trying to give her false ~.
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It seemed a forlorn ~ that we would find a taxi.
▪ dashed
▪ early
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His early ~s of freedom were now gone.
▪ last , only
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He had one last ~ to cling to.
▪ fresh , new , renewed
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the treatment gave him renewed ~
▪ sudden
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Her dark eyes lit with sudden ~.
▪ lingering ( esp. BrE ), remaining
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These figures kill off any lingering ~s of an early economic recovery.
▪ personal
… OF HOPE
▪ flicker , glimmer , ray , spark
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I looked at her and felt a glimmer of ~.
VERB + HOPE
▪ be full of , cherish , entertain , feel , harbour/harbor , have , hold , see
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He secretly cherished ~s that George would marry his daughter.
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Political leaders do now entertain the ~ that a settlement can be found.
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She saw little ~ of meeting the targets.
▪ express , voice
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The Mexican president expressed ~ for cooperation on trade.
▪ share
▪ pin , place , put
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He pinned all his ~s on getting that job.
▪ find
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Maybe we can find some ~ for humanity after all.
▪ cling to , keep alive , live in
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It is important to keep alive the ~ that a peace settlement might be found.
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I haven't yet found a place to rent, but I live in ~.
▪ not hold out
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I don't hold out much ~ of finding a buyer.
▪ abandon , give up , lose
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I didn't give up ~ of being released.
▪ bring sb , give sb , offer (sb) , provide , raise
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The use of fish oil to treat cancer has brought fresh ~ to millions of sufferers.
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This announcement has raised ~s that the crisis may be coming to an end.
▪ boost ( esp. BrE )
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The latest job figures have boosted ~s for the economy.
▪ crush , dash , destroy , end , kill , kill off , shatter , wreck ( esp. BrE )
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Her ~s of going to college have now been dashed.
HOPE + VERB
▪ lie , rest
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Her only ~ lay in escape.
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Their main ~s rest on their new striker.
▪ grow , rise
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Hopes of a peaceful end to the strike are now growing.
▪ flare ( esp. AmE ), flare ( AmE ), spring , spring up , surge
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Hope flared up inside her.
▪ remain
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Hope remains that survivors will be found.
▪ die , disappear , fade
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Hope faded after wrecked remains of the ship were washed onto the shore.
PREPOSITION
▪ beyond ~
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damaged beyond ~ of repair
▪ in ~ of , in the ~ that , in ~s that ( AmE )
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I am writing to you in the ~ that you can help me obtain some information.
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I am writing this letter in ~s that it will be forwarded to the editor.
▪ without ~
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She felt weak and without ~.
▪ ~ for
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young people who are full of ~ for the future
▪ ~ of
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I have no ~ of winning.
PHRASES
▪ every ~ of sth , little ~ of sth , no ~ of sth , some ~ of sth
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We have every ~ of completing the project this year.
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There is little ~ that they will be found alive.
▪ grounds for ~ , reason for ~
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We now have good grounds for ~.
▪ keep your ~s up
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We're trying to keep our ~s up.
▪ not a ~ in hell ( informal )
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You don't have a ~ in hell of finding a job.
▪ a sign of ~ , a symbol of ~
▪ not get your ~s up
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I'll see what I can do, but don't get your ~s up too much.
2 sth you wish for
ADJECTIVE
▪ big ~s , high ~s
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They have high ~s for their children.
▪ future
▪ distant
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Peace is a distant ~ in this war-torn region.
▪ personal
▪ unfulfilled
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a bitter tale of unfulfilled ~s
▪ championship , medal , Olympic , play-off , title , etc.
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the team's championship ~s
VERB + HOPE
▪ carry
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Every time he plays he carries the ~s of the entire nation.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for , ~ of
PHRASES
▪ your ~s and dreams, expectations, fears, etc.
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She told me all her ~s and dreams.
3 sb/sth that will help you get what you want
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , bright
▪ last , one , only
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He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You're my last ~.’
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Our one ~ was that the hurricane would change direction.
▪ medal
VERB + HOPE
▪ represent
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He represents our best ~ for a swimming medal.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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She is Britain's brightest ~ for a medal.
▪ ~ of
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The operation was Kelly's only ~ of survival.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ certainly , desperately , fervently , really , sincerely , very much
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They ~d desperately that their missing son would come home.
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I sincerely ~ that you will be successful.
▪ only
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I only ~ you're right.
▪ secretly
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He secretly ~d that she wouldn't be home.
VERB + HOPE
▪ (not) dare (to)
▪ hardly dare , scarcely dare ( esp. BrE )
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I hardly dared to ~ the plan would succeed.
▪ begin to
▪ continue to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
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We are hoping for good weather.
PHRASES
▪ ~ against ~ (= to continue to hope for sth even though it is very unlikely)
▪ ~ for the best (= to hope that sth will happen successfully, esp. where it seems likely that it will not)