hope — a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
Pronunciation (IPA): /hoʊp/
Example Sentences
- I hope my pizza arrives before I starve to death!
- She hopes to become a doctor someday.
- Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.
hope
NOUN[/hoʊp/]
a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Hope derives from Old English 'hopian,' ultimately from Proto-Germanic roots meaning 'to leap or jump with expectation.' The word originally captured the physical sense of jumping or springing up in anticipation of something good, which evolved to express the mental state of hopeful expectation.
Breakdown
hop- (to leap, jump) + -ian (verb suffix), with the physical sense of jumping in anticipation semantically shifting to denote the emotional state of hopeful expectation.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“I hope my pizza arrives before I starve to death!”
“She hopes to become a doctor someday.”
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”
“I hope my phone battery lasts until I get home - it's at 1%!”
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