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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Arsenal will hope this blip is only a footnote in what can still be a successful season - but the Gunners are going to have get back to their best, and quickly.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The obvious move would be to buy Meta’s stock in hope of riding the smartglasses wave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The news set the internet ablaze with joy and hope.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Soon after, Emma joined her fellow students in anti-gun advocacy, influenced by new images and thoughts of hope and legislative change.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Max paused and studied the sky, like you looked to the classroom ceiling for hope during a math pop quiz.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
