hope

🇺🇸 /həʊp/ 🇬🇧 /həʊp/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A2
verb
A1

to want something to happen and believe it might

I hope to see you tomorrow.

B1

to plan to do something if you can

We hope to finish the work soon.

noun
A2

a feeling that something you want might happen

She has hope that things will get better.

A2

a reason to think something good might happen

There is hope for a peaceful solution.

R

something or someone that might help you succeed

This new plan is our best hope for success.

translation

v. to want something to happen and believe it might; to plan to do something if you can
n. a feeling that something you want might happen; a reason to think something good might happen; something or someone that might help you succeed

Word Forms

3rd Present hopes
Past hoped
Perfect hoped
Progressive hoping
Plural hopes