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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"Two policemen were there. I knew it was Andrew. You hope against hope they're going to tell me he's in hospital."
From BBC
“Right now I feel both scared and strangely hopeful. I just hope we don’t die.”
Singer-songwriter Rosé who is part of K-pop group BLACKPINK, will be hoping she picks up the award for international song of the year for APT, which she sings alongside Bruno Mars.
From BBC
In what has largely been a trying World Cup for Pakistan, Farhan has stood as a beacon of hope at the top of the order.
From BBC
But on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he hoped the administration briefs "all senators" on the operation.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
