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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Ivan Toney, who has spent almost a year in the international wilderness and now plays his club football in Saudi Arabia, has also not given up hope of making the squad.
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
“We have all seen this movie before, but we hope that this time will be different,” says AgResource.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
That call dispensed with, I turn toward Miss Genovese again and hope that my face doesn’t reveal my deception.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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