hope
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) enPR: /hōp, IPA (key): /həʊp/, SAMPA: /h@Up/
- (US) IPA (key): /hɔʊp/, SAMPA: /hoUp/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- When someone hopes that something will happen, it means that they want it to happen and they think it may happen.
- I hope he'll come, because I have something to give him.
Noun[change]
- A hope is the idea in someone's mind when they're hoping for something.
- Antonym: despair
- All of my hopes came true!