hopefully — used to express hope or desire for a particular outcome
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: used to express hope or desire for a particular outcome
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhoʊpfəli/
Korean meaning: 바라건대, 운이 좋으면
Korean pronunciation: **호**프풀리
Example Sentences
- Hopefully, my mom won't find out I ate all the ice cream.
- Hopefully, the meeting will end early today.
- She waited hopefully for a text message from her crush.
hopefully
ADVERB//ˈhoʊpfəli//
used to express hope or desire for a particular outcome
💡 Concept
used to express hope or desire for a particular outcome
🎵 Rhyme
Hopefully painting carefully, skillfully bringing dreams to life!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈhoʊpfəli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhəʊpfəli/
🌳Etymology
Roothope
Suffix--fully
Origin
hope(희망) + -ful(가득한) + -ly(부사형)의 조합으로, 17세기부터 사용되기 시작했습니다. 희망으로 가득 찬 상태를 나타내는 말에서 발전했어요.
🎵Rhyme
hopefullyskillfullycarefully
hopefully
skillfully
carefully
🔗Collocations
hopefully it will
hopefully soon
hopefully not
say hopefully
look hopefully
hopefully everything
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Hopefully, my mom won't find out I ate all the ice cream.”
“Hopefully, the meeting will end early today.”
“She waited hopefully for a text message from her crush.”
😄 Fun example
“Hopefully, my dog didn't eat my homework again.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
presumablyideallywith luckGod willing
Antonyms
doubtfullypessimisticallyhopelessly
Related
hopefulhopeoptimisticallyexpectantly
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