WORD: HOPE
MEANING:
1. (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed.
2. a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is still hope.
3. a person or thing that gives cause for hope
4. a thing, situation, or event that is desired: my hope is that prices will fall.
5. not a hope some hope used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
vb
6. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to desire (something) with some possibility of fulfilment: we hope you can come; I hope to tell you.
7. (often foll by: for) to have a wish (for a future event, situation, etc)
8. (tr; takes a clause as object) to trust, expect, or believe: we hope that this is satisfactory.
9. chance, prospect, possibility
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. it revived their hope of winning the pennant
2. Hope floats after mauling
PRONOUNCE:
hope - होप
LINK: HOPE
MEANING:
1. (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified; their hopes were dashed.
2. a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is still hope.
3. a person or thing that gives cause for hope
4. a thing, situation, or event that is desired: my hope is that prices will fall.
5. not a hope some hope used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
vb
6. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to desire (something) with some possibility of fulfilment: we hope you can come; I hope to tell you.
7. (often foll by: for) to have a wish (for a future event, situation, etc)
8. (tr; takes a clause as object) to trust, expect, or believe: we hope that this is satisfactory.
9. chance, prospect, possibility
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. it revived their hope of winning the pennant
2. Hope floats after mauling
PRONOUNCE:
hope - होप
LINK: HOPE
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