verb

hoped

to hope

I hoped for good weather.

I hoped for good weather.

She hoped to see him again.

She hoped to see him again.

He hoped that she would come.

He hoped that she would come.

((for sth.)) to want sth. to happen I hoped for good weather.

((to-inf)) to want to do sth. She hoped to see him again.

((that ...)) to want sth. to be true He hoped that she would come.

Synonyms: wish, expect, desire; Antonyms: despair, doubt

From Old English 'hopian', meaning 'to trust, expect'.

A fundamental word for positive expectation about the future. 'I hope so!' is a very common phrase.

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