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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"We hope an amicable resolution can be reached soon."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The reason, Coleman explains, is simple: The couple no longer feel the need for such a vast space and hope to create a new custom dwelling that is much smaller.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Cao and his colleagues hope to use the technology to study conditions such as aging and Alzheimer's disease, both major research areas in his lab.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
So the best investors can hope for in the U.K. is probably that the government will muddle through without succumbing to a political or fiscal collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It was a huge ask, something you might try to trick a stranger into and hope for the best rather than deal with yourself.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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