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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My hope is that we can all just hang out and that we’re not going to be rushed out because they have another seating.
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He said he hopes to produce 1 million robots a year at the production plant in Fremont.
From Los Angeles Times
Organizers certainly hope so because there’s a lot riding on these Games.
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Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.
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She had hoped to apply for a voucher for herself, as well as help her mom and uncle do likewise.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
