hoped

VERB

long for, dream about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in have faith keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

Example Sentences

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Hoped for net result: regular jobs for needy lawyers and justice for poor people with good cases.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoped he: examination of Columbia's enrolment figures would enlighten those who wondered why Columbia did not produce "for example, a success ful football team."

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoped he: that the German Supreme Court would "reach the place in Germany that the Supreme Court holds in the United States."

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoped it, anyway—he was really starting to like her.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

Dick said, “Thank you, sir. Omaha’s where we were headed. Hoped we might find some work.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote