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Meaning
Verb
●
In Emotions:
To want
something to
happen
, with a
sense
of
expectation
that it might.
●
To be
optimistic
; be
full
of
hope
; have
hope
s.
●
In Emotions:
To place
confidence
; to
trust
with
confident
expectation
of good; usually
followed by
in.
●
In Emotions:
To wish.
*
Noun
●
In Emotions:
The
feeling
of
trust
,
confidence
,
belief
or
expectation
that something
wished
for can or will happen.
●
The
actual
thing
wished
for.
●
A person or
thing
that is a
source
of hope.
●
In Christianity & Emotions:
The
virtuous
desire
for future good.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
hollow
; a
valley
, especially the
upper
end of
a
narrow
mountain
valley
when it is
nearly
encircled
by
smooth
,
green
slopes
; a combe.
●
A
sloping
plain
between
mountain
ridges.
●
In Scottish English:
A small
bay
; an
inlet
; a haven.
Name
●
A
female
given name
from English from the
virtue
, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.
●
An English and Scottish
topographic
surname
from Middle English
for someone
who
lived in
a
hop
, a small
enclosed
valley.
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A
place name
, including:
A
town
and
district
municipality
in British Columbia, Canada.
●
A
place name
, including:
A
settlement
near
Richmond, Tasman
district
, New Zealand.
●
A
place name
, including:
A
village
in High Peak
borough
, Derbyshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SK1783).
●
A
place name
, including:
A
village
and
community
in Flintshire, Wales (OS
grid
ref
SJ3058).
●
A
place name
, including:
A
city
, the
county seat
of Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hope
English
hope
Middle English (1100-1500)
hopa
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
hopen
Middle English (1100-1500)
hopian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Wish
Related
Wish
Promise
Assume
Believe
Think
Bet
Presume
Desire
Guess
Chance
Dream
Expect
Belief
Reckon
Optimism
Faith
Aspire
Suspect
Suppose
Joy
Wished
Thought
Intend
Strive
Happiness
Say
Confidence
Expectation
Salvation
Spirit
Glad
Passion
Fear
Guarantee
Feeling
Know
Dreams
Imagine
Try
Aim
Pray
Attempt
Seek
Life
Peace
Wanted
Wishes
Vision
Struggle
Ambition
Courage
Fingers Crossed
Would Like
Make Sure
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Rhymes
Ope
Hope
Mope
Pope
Soap
Soap
Cope
Nope
Dope
Rope
Tope
Lope
Slope
Trope
Elope
Scope
Grope
Agrope
Misanthrope
Forlorn Hope
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