dash someone's hopes
dash someone's hopes · dashes someone's hopes · dashed someone's hopes · dashing someone's hopes
To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirationsTo undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.
Forms
dashes someone's hopes, dashing someone's hopes, dashed someone's hopes, dashed someone's hopes| Base form | dash someone's hopes · to dash someone's hopes |
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| 3rd person singular | dashes someone's hopes |
| Present participle | dashing someone's hopes |
| Past simple | dashed someone's hopes |
| Past participle | dashed someone's hopes |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | dash someone's hopes |
| he, she, it | dashes someone's hopes |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | dashed someone's hopes |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have dashed someone's hopes |
| he, she, it | has dashed someone's hopes |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will dash someone's hopes |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle