n. 1 desire, wish, expectation, yearning, hankering, craving, longing, fancy; ambition, (day)dream It was always my hope that you would go to university 2 prospect, promise, expectation, expectancy, confidence, anticipation, assumption, security, faith, conviction, belief, trust We had given up hope of being rescued
v. 3 aspire, count or rely on or upon, anticipate, contemplate, foresee, look forward to, expect, await, wait After all these years, he is still hoping to meet the girl of his dreams 4 trust; wish, want, desire; Dialect expect I hope my ship will come in soon I hope to see the last of her tomorrow.