hope
verb/həʊp/
/həʊp/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they hope | /həʊp/ /həʊp/ |
| he / she / it hopes | /həʊps/ /həʊps/ |
| past simple hoped | /həʊpt/ /həʊpt/ |
| past participle hoped | /həʊpt/ /həʊpt/ |
| -ing form hoping | /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to want something to happen and think that it is possible
- All we can do now is wait and hope.
- ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not.’
- ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘I hope so, yes.’
- The exam went better than I’d dared hope.
- I’ll see you next week, I hope.
- hope for something We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.
- hope (that)… I hope (that) you’re okay.
- I just hope we can find the right person.
- I can only hope there has been some mistake.
- I sincerely hope that you will be successful.
- Detectives are hoping (that) witnesses will come forward.
- Let's hope we can find a parking space.
- I hope and pray that he is released quickly.
- it is hoped (that)… It is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.
- hope to do something She is hoping to win the gold medal.
- We hope to arrive around two.
- What had he hoped to achieve?
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesHope can be used in the passive in the form it is hoped that… For must always be used with hope in other passive sentences: The improvement that had been hoped for never came. • The hoped-for improvement never came.Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa1- He secretly hoped that she wouldn't be home.
- I hardly dared to hope the plan would succeed.
- I only hope you're right.
- They hoped desperately that their missing son would come home.
- I certainly hope so.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- certainly
- desperately
- fervently
- …
- (not) dare (to)
- hardly dare
- scarcely dare
- …
- for
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
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- [transitive] hope to do something to intend to do something if possible
- We're hoping to address all these issues.
Word Originlate Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb).
Idioms
See hope in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee hope in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishcross my heart (and hope to die)
- (informal) used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise
- I saw him do it—cross my heart.
hope against hope (that…)
- to continue to hope for something although it is very unlikely to happen
- She was hoping against hope that there’d been some mistake.
hope for the best
- to hope that something will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not
- I’m just going to answer all the questions I can and hope for the best.
I should hope so/not | so I should hope
- (informal) used to say that you feel very strongly that something should/should not happen
- ‘Nobody blames you.’ ‘I should hope not!’
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