hope
Usage
What are other ways to say hope?
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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Officials hope safeguards included into the agreement -- such as import quotas or minimum import prices for commodities including apples -- will reduce the impact of foreign competition.
From Barron's
"My hope is that the outcome is a company that both brings prosperity to the communities in which it operates and succeeds in rebuilding consumer interest in diamonds," he said.
From Barron's
"I'm hoping once the inquiry is all said and done that I can start trying to move forward."
From BBC
Many are hoping the measures are a success, not least the Punjab government who decided to bring Basant back and have been promoting it.
From BBC
Many fans of the show hope that its second series recreates the magic of the first.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
