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What does the word hope mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To desire with expectation of obtaining; cherish desire mingled with expectation.

Part of speech: noun

Desire accompanied by expectation.

Part of speech: noun

The cause of hopeful expectation.

Usage examples for hope

How can I hope to...?" – The Twilight of the Souls by Louis Couperus
I hope it will. – The Man with a Shadow by George Manville Fenn
I hope you'll keep him in order, that's all. – A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford

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