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51Hope — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hope >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hope hope hopes Sgm: N 1 desire desire &c. 865 Sgm: N 1 fervent hope fervent hope sanguine expectation trust confidence reliance Sgm: N 1 faith …
52hope — /hoʊp / (say hohp) noun 1. expectation of something desired; desire accompanied by expectation. 2. a particular instance of such expectation or desire: a hope of success. 3. confidence in a future event; ground for expecting something: there is… …
53hope against hope — phrasal : to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment * * * hope against hope To continue to hope when there is no (longer any) reason for hope • • • Main Entry: ↑hope * * * hope against hope phrase to hope that something will happen or… …
54hope — [[t]hoʊp[/t]] n. v. hoped, hop•ing 1) the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out well 2) a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning[/ex] 3) grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is… …
55hope — see hope deferred makes the heart sick hope for the best and prepare for the worst hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper hope springs eternal if it were not for hope, the heart would break while there’s life the …
56hope — The OT prophets taught that any hope for a satisfactory future depended on the nation s faithfulness to God. Otherwise there would only be chaos and disaster. Amos warned that they should not imagine that God could intervene for them in the day… …
57hope — n 1. expectation, desire, longing, want, fancy, wish; eagerness, craving, yearning, hankering, longing, Inf. yen, Sl. letch; aspiration, ambition, dream, daydream, hopefulness. 2. promise, prospect, assurance, security, expectancy, confidence,… …
58hope — I. verb (hoped; hoping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German hoffen to hope Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to cherish a desire with anticipation < hopes for a promotion > 2 …
59hope — I. n. 1. Trust, confidence, faith, reliance. 2. Expectancy, trustful longing, waiting under the possibility of fulfilment, sense of possible fulfilment. 3. Possibility of good, chance of the desired end, room for expectation, chance of a… …
60hope against hope — If you hope against hope, you hope for something even though there is little or no chance of your wish being fulfilled. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
