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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Iranians reached by the Journal, however, expressed more fear than hope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Danielle Arme, who lived in Chellaston, Derby, at the time, said Bodhi had disappeared in July 2021 and she had "lost hope" of finding him as time passed.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Given the pace of development in AI, there’s hope that help may be on the way, eventually.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"Everything that I would hope for them has been achieved."
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
“The bridges aren’t burned. I’m so mad. Have been for a long time. But there’s a big difference between giving up hope and not being here. We’re still here, man.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
