I. ˈhōp verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian; akin to Old Frisian hopia to hope, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch hopen, Middle High German hoffen to hope, and perhaps to Old English hoppian to hop — more at hop
intransitive verb
1. : to cherish a desire with expectation
hopes for great things from his son
2. archaic : to place confidence or trust — usually used with in
I hope in thy word — Ps 119:81 (Revised Standard Version)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility of obtaining : cherish hope of
what I have been longing for, though I never hoped it — Rachel Henning
b. : desire , trust
hope and expect to be back in my laboratory — E.J.Simmons
hope he'll let us in
2. Midland : wish
all hoped him well — H.E.Giles
Synonyms: see expect
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- hope against hope
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopa; akin to Old Frisian, Middle Low German, & Middle Dutch hope, Middle High German hoffe; derivatives from the root of English hope (I)
1. archaic : trust , reliance
all my hope is in the Lord
2.
a. : desire accompanied with expectation of obtaining what is desired or belief that it is obtainable
wished but not with hope — John Milton
all hope is dead
are in hopes of an early recovery
b. : one on whom hopes are centered
the team's only hope for victory
c. : a source of hopeful expectation : promise
viewed America as the land of hope
d. : something that is hoped for : an object of hope
the arrival of reinforcements was their last forlorn hope
a healthy family is the hope … of every homemaker — Mary S. Switzer
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hop, akin to Old English hype hip — more at hip
1. now chiefly dialect : a piece of arable land surrounded by waste ; especially : one surrounded by swamp or marsh
2. dialect chiefly Britain : a broad upland valley sometimes rounded and often with a stream running through it
3. now dialect : a small bay or inlet