HOPE FOR THE BEST

Meaning of HOPE FOR THE BEST in English

to hope that sth will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HOPE FOR THE BEST — wish for a good outcome, long for good results
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOPE FOR THE BEST — see hope
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE FOR THE BEST — see hope
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOPE FOR THE BEST — See ↑ HOPE 1
Longman Activator English vocab
HOPE FOR THE BEST — надеяться на лучшее
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HOPE FOR THE BEST — надеяться на лучшее
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Franklin John Hope Good Hope Cape of Hope diamond {{link=Hope Bob">Hope Bob Leslie Townes …
Английский словарь Британика
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian; akin to Old Frisian hopia to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, adjective & adverb, from Old English betst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOPE — — hoper , n. — hopingly , adv. /hohp/ , n. , v. , hoped, hoping . n. 1. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEST — /best/ , adj., superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOPE — I. ˈhōp verb ( hoped ; hop·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOPE — noun a small bay; an inlet; a haven. 2. hope ·noun a sloping plain between mountain ridges. 3. hope ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BEST — vt to get the better of. 2. best ·adj most; largest; as, the best part of a week. 3. best …
Webster English vocab
HOPE — [hope] vb hoped ; hop.ing [ME, fr. OE hopian; akin to MHG hoffen to hope] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEST — [best] adj, superlative of good [ME, fr. OE betst; akin to OE bot remedy--more at better] (bef. 12c) 1: excelling …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOPE — in Christian thought, one of the three theological virtues, the others being faith and charity (love). It is distinct from …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOPE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — / best; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (superlative of good ) 1. of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — I. best 1 S1 W1 /best/ BrE AmE adjective [superlative of good] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betst ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOPE — n. & v. n. 1 (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOPE — n. & v. --n. 1. (in sing. or pl.; often foll. by of, that) expectation and desire combined, e.g. for …
Oxford English vocab
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Oxford English vocab
HOPE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Best is the superlative of good …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chance/hope/possibility of escape ▪ The river offered our only hope of escape. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOPE — [verb]If you hope for something or hope that something will happen, you want something to happen and usually have a …
Cambridge English vocab
BEST — (EXCELLENT) [noun] [U] - the most excellent in a group of things or peopleMy tastes are simple - I only …
Cambridge English vocab
HOPE — n. Cape of Good Hope Franklin John Hope Good Hope Cape of Hope diamond Hope Bob Leslie Townes Hope
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HOPE — Synonyms and related words : acceptation, acception, ache for, acquiescence, ambition, anticipate, anticipation, approach, ardor, aspire, aspire to, assumption, assurance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Slang English vocab
HOPE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOPE — INDEX: 1. to hope that something will happen or that something is true 2. what you say when you hope …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOPE — See ↑ HOPE 1,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a glimmer of hope/a ray of hope • ↑ I hope not • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — INDEX: 1. better than all others 2. the best people or things in a group 3. the best part of …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — See ↑ BEST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ All the best/Best wishes/With best wishes • ↑ as best you can • …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — n. 25B6; adjective the best hotel in Paris : FINEST, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOPE+ — < language , functional programming > An extension of Hope implemented in the Alvey Flagship project at Imperial College . …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
HOPE — < language > A functional programming language designed by R.M. Burstall, D.B. MacQueen and D.T. Sanella at University of Edinburgh …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BEST — adj. 1 superlative, unexcelled, finest, pre-eminent, first, superb, unsurpassed, superior, excellent, paramount, first-rate, Colloq A-1, A-one Henry VIII was the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Словарь английских идиом
HOPE — verb 1 BAD : I hope that one day things would change. GOOD : I hope that one day things …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BEST — I noun BAD : We all made our best to see that they enjoyed themselves. GOOD : We all did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
HOPE — I 1. сущ. надежда (for, in, of) in, with the hope ≈ в надежде beyond, past hope ≈ выше всяких …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — самое лучшее, высшая степень (чего-л) выходное платье - Sunday * праздничное платье лучшие люди; наиболее квалифицированные, знающие работники - he …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEST — best.ogg 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOPE — _I 1. həʋp n 1. надежда; чаяние vague hopes - смутные надежды hopes of success - надежды на успех hopes …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ платье …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOPE — I həup 1. сущ. надежда ( на что-л. ) in, with the hope — в надежде beyond, past hope — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEST — 1. прил. ; превосх. ст. от good 1) лучший, наилучший среди подобных вещей, людей, явлений и т. п. - по …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOPE — I [І†ЌЈ] Hope.wav 1. сущ. надежда (на что-л.) in, with the hope — в надежде beyond, past hope — (на это) нельзя надеяться to abandon …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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