hope

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US /hoʊp/ UK /həʊp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like hop /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Freq #338

Meanings

1

verb
To want something to happen and believe it might.

I hope the weather stays nice for the weekend.
2

noun
The feeling that something you want will happen.

Despite the bad news, they never lost hope.
3

verb
To plan to do something, expecting it to work out.

I hope to finish this work by tomorrow evening.
4

noun
A person or thing you are relying on for success.

She was their best hope for a victory.

Verb forms

hope, hoped, hoped

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 verb · to plan to do something,... go for

Word family

Derived forms behopehopeablyhopefulhopeiumhopelesshopemongerhopenosishopepunkhoperhopewellhopiummishope

Related forms aspire desire expect want

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last hope
the only remaining chance of success or survival

Adjective + noun
give hope
to provide a reason for optimism or confidence

Verb + noun
lose hope
to stop believing that a good outcome is possible

Verb + noun
false hope
an optimistic belief that is unlikely to be realized

Adjective + noun
high hopes
a strong expectation that something will succeed or go well

Adjective + noun
express hope
to state one's optimism about a future outcome

Verb + noun

Idioms (1)

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hope against hope
To continue wishing for a good result even when it seems almost impossible.

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Simplified etymology

Hope is an ancient word of Germanic origin, present in English since the Old English period.

Etymology

From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn, further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).

hopen Middle English hopian Old English *hopōn Proto-West Germanic

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# hope

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /hoʊp/
**IPA (UK):** /həʊp/
**Frequency rank:** 338

## Meanings
1. To want something to happen and believe it might.
2. The feeling that something you want will happen.
3. To plan to do something, expecting it to work out.
4. A person or thing you are relying on for success.

## Examples
- I hope the weather stays nice for the weekend.
- Despite the bad news, they never lost hope.
- I hope to finish this work by tomorrow evening.
- She was their best hope for a victory.

## Derived Forms
- behope
- hopeably
- hopeful
- hopeium
- hopeless
- hopemonger
- hopenosis
- hopepunk
- hoper
- hopewell
- hopium
- mishope

## Related Forms
- aspire
- desire
- expect
- want

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hopen
- Root: hopian
- Root: *hopōn

## Etymology
From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn, further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).

## AI Etymology
Hope comes from Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn, further etymology unclear. Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”). In current use, the main senses are “To want something to happen and believe it might” and “The feeling that something you want will happen”.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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