Meaning of "hope" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOPE

Old English hopa; related to Old Frisian hope, Dutch hoop, Middle High German hoffe.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HOPE

hope  [həʊp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOPE

Hope is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hope in English.

WHAT DOES HOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hope

Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation". Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness and despair.

Definition of hope in the English dictionary

The first definition of hope in the dictionary is a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment. Other definition of hope is a reasonable ground for this feeling. Hope is also a person or thing that gives cause for hope.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOPE

PRESENT

Present

I hope

you hope

he/she/it hopes

we hope

you hope

they hope

Present continuous

I am hoping

you are hoping

he/she/it is hoping

we are hoping

you are hoping

they are hoping

Present perfect

I have hoped

you have hoped

he/she/it has hoped

we have hoped

you have hoped

they have hoped

Present perfect continuous

I have been hoping

you have been hoping

he/she/it has been hoping

we have been hoping

you have been hoping

they have been hoping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hoped

you hoped

he/she/it hoped

we hoped

you hoped

they hoped

Past continuous

I was hoping

you were hoping

he/she/it was hoping

we were hoping

you were hoping

they were hoping

Past perfect

I had hoped

you had hoped

he/she/it had hoped

we had hoped

you had hoped

they had hoped

Past perfect continuous

I had been hoping

you had been hoping

he/she/it had been hoping

we had been hoping

you had been hoping

they had been hoping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hope

you will hope

he/she/it will hope

we will hope

you will hope

they will hope

Future continuous

I will be hoping

you will be hoping

he/she/it will be hoping

we will be hoping

you will be hoping

they will be hoping

Future perfect

I will have hoped

you will have hoped

he/she/it will have hoped

we will have hoped

you will have hoped

they will have hoped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hoping

you will have been hoping

he/she/it will have been hoping

we will have been hoping

you will have been hoping

they will have been hoping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hope

you would hope

he/she/it would hope

we would hope

you would hope

they would hope

Conditional continuous

I would be hoping

you would be hoping

he/she/it would be hoping

we would be hoping

you would be hoping

they would be hoping

Conditional perfect

I would have hope

you would have hope

he/she/it would have hope

we would have hope

you would have hope

they would have hope

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hoping

you would have been hoping

he/she/it would have been hoping

we would have been hoping

you would have been hoping

they would have been hoping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hope
we let´s hope
you hope

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hope

Past participle

hoped

Present Participle

hoping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HOPE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hope» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hope

ambition · anticipate · anticipation · assumption · belief · believe · confidence · contemplate · count on · desire · dream · expect · expectancy · expectation · faith · foresee · light at the end of the tunnel · longing · look forward to · rely · trust

TRANSLATION OF HOPE

Find out the translation of hope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hope» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 希望
• Translator English - Spanish: esperanza
• English: hope
• Translator English - Hindi: आशा
• Translator English - Arabic: أَمَل
• Translator English - Russian: надежда
• Translator English - Portuguese: esperança
• Translator English - Bengali: আশা
• Translator English - French: espoir
• Translator English - Malay: Harapan
• Translator English - German: Hoffnung
• Translator English - Japanese: 希望
• Translator English - Korean: 희망
• Translator English - Javanese: Pangarep-arep
• Translator English - Vietnamese: niềm hy vọng
• Translator English - Tamil: நம்புகிறேன்
• Translator English - Marathi: आशा
• Translator English - Turkish: umut
• Translator English - Italian: speranza
• Translator English - Polish: nadzieja
• Translator English - Ukrainian: надія
• Translator English - Romanian: speranță
• Translator English - Greek: ελπίδα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hoop
• Translator English - Swedish: hopp
• Translator English - Norwegian: håp

10 QUOTES WITH «HOPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hope.

1

Jean Anouilh

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

2

Colin Baker

I hope I'm always convincing when I act!

3

Stephen Baldwin

I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', I did 'The Mole', 'Celebrity Apprentice' with Donald Trump. I've done a lot of those shows, all in the hope of being a blessing to my mom's organization.

4

Graeme Base

My only real hobby is playing music. I write a lot of music on guitar and keyboards and hope one day to make a record or maybe even write the score for a film.

5

Steven Blum

One of my biggest superstitions is to never speak about the future out loud. Let's just say I got a lot out there and I hope to keep on going.

6

Peter Bondra

Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime.

7

Regina Brett

I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.

8

Bob Brown

I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.

9

James Cameron

Every time you dive, you hope you'll see something new - some new species. Sometimes the ocean gives you a gift, sometimes it doesn't.

10

Dixie Carter

Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOPE»

Discover the use of hope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hope

For the young girl in Hope, weekends at her great-aunt Poogee's are the best.

Isabell Monk, 2011

A Shining Thread of Hope

A Shining Thread of Hope chronicles the lives of black women from indentured servitude in the early American colonies to the cruelty of antebellum plantations, from the reign of lynch law in the Jim Crow South to the triumphs of the Civil ...

Darlene Clark Hine, Kathleen Thompson, 2009

Hope

Even when the sun appears to be setting, it is in reality rising, much like in one's way of living, where HOPE is always on the horizon, just waiting to be incorporated into your life.

James Cook, 2010

Hope

Bernard Samson returns to Berlin in the second novel in the classic spy trilogy, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY.

Len Deighton, 2011

Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World ...

Each chapter of the book covers a year in which the author takes one particular country case and tells the story - and each case throws light on particular US tactics of intervention.

William Blum, 2003

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

At the heart of this book is Barack Obama’s vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems.

Barack Obama, 2006

Hope for the Flowers

Stripe, an ambitious young caterpillar, abandons his struggle to reach the top when he meets a lovely yellow butterfly

‎1972

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

"My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole.

Tucker Max, 2009

Hope

One that changed everything And the lives of everyone he loved a secret that placed all of their lives in jeopardy. Four young people are about to change the world Sometimes all you need is HOPE.

Robert De Cristo Fano, 2011

Hope: New Philosophies for Change

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Mary Zournazi, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hope is used in the context of the following news items.

ESPYs 2015 Red Carpet Arrivals [PHOTOS]: Britney Spears, Kylie …

U.S. women's national soccer team goalie Hope Solo wore a floor-length grey dress covered in sequins. Solo and her team defeated Japan in ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

Hope Solo On Sharing ESPYs Spotlight With Caitlyn Jenner: 'Step …

Hope Solo is still glowing from her team's World Cup win, and the soccer star has no plans to exit the spotlight – even if she has to share it! «Access Hollywood, Jul 15»

Hidden camera catches abuse at New Hope nursing home; 10 fired …

Two former employees of a New Hope nursing home may face criminal charges after hidden "granny cams" set up by concerned family ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

[PHOTOS] Hope Solo's Dress At ESPYs 2015 — Stuns In Long …

Talk about a stunning lady! Hope Solo walked the red carpet at the 2015 ESPY Awards, and she couldn't look better. Even in the heat, she went ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»

Accused teen-basher Hope Solo gets 'Kids' Choice' spot | New York …

US women's national team goalie Hope Solo arrives in Los Angeles after winning the World Cup. Photo: Getty Images ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Can Bears make the playoffs? NFL history offers hope - Chicago …

Hope for Bears? Over last decade, 24 percent of teams 5-11 or worse made playoffs next year. The crunching noise of shoulder pads colliding is not far off with ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Hope for Tsinghua? The China-US deals that did go through

Hope for Tsinghua? The China-US deals that did go through. SHARES. More From Mergers and Acquisitions. The biggest Chinese ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

Volunteers to work with Focus: HOPE on massive, 100-block blight …

Focus: HOPE has assessed each property in the target area. Volunteers will clear away trash, board up vacant properties, plant flowers and rain gardens, and ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»

The shocking photos many hope will inspire stronger US action in …

The curators of this collection hope the difficult photos will inspire compassion, but also jolt Americans into demanding more for casualties of ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»

Evangeline Lilly Opens Up On Why She Always Had Hope For 'Ant …

But Lilly and Hope were not always fated to meet. Speaking with MTV's Josh Horowitz, Lilly says that she was in a unique position once Edgar ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»