adv
Freq #2826
Meanings
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adv
Used to say that you hope something will happen.
Hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday.
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adv
In a way that shows hope.
She looked up hopefully when the door opened.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adv
· used to say that you hope...
fingers crossed
Etymology
From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.