hope
Usage
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To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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However, Kavanagh offers little hope that the “very costly” operations will actually find success.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
On its website, the 1887 Fund calls the chapel a “beacon of hope for L.A.’s unhoused veterans.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"I hope the next AG will release all the Epstein files according to the law and follow up with investigations, prosecutions and arrests," he wrote on X.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
By increasing awareness, they hope parents and caregivers can make more informed decisions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
The hope that had begun to mount in me tumbled.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
