Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

    All hopes for a truce are gone after the latest attack.

    After losing my job, there's frail hope of affording my world cruise.

    Hoffnung

    наде́ждаnadéžda, надёжаnadjóža

    наді́яnadíja

    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

  2. (countable)The actual thing wished for.

  3. (countable)A person or thing that is a source of hope.

    We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.

    Hoffnung

    наде́ждаnadéžda

    наді́яnadíja

  4. (uncountable)The virtuous desire for future good.

  5. (Northern England, Scotland)A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.

  6. A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

  7. (Scotland)A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Examples

12015 sentences
  1. I hope to see you soon.

    Я сподіваюся скоро вас побачити.

    ruЯ надеюсь скоро тебя увидеть.

    deIch hoffe, wir sehen uns bald!

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  2. You must not give up hope.

    Не треба втрачати надію.

    ruВы не должны терять надежду.

    deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben.

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  3. I hope you are all well.

    Сподіваюся, у тебе все гаразд.

    ruНадеюсь, у вас у всех всё хорошо.

    deIch hoffe, dass es euch allen gut geht.

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  4. We hope to see you again.

    Сподіваємося знову вас побачити.

    ruНадеемся снова вас увидеть.

    deWir hoffen, dich wiederzusehen.

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  5. We hope you enjoy the movie.

    Сподіваємося, вам сподобається фільм.

    ruНадеемся, что фильм вам понравится.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
belief that something wished for can happen:
Русский
By meaning 1
belief that something wished for can happen:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
belief that something wished for can happen:

Origin

From Middle English hope, from Old English hopa (“hope, expectation”), from the same sourc

From Middle English hope, from Old English hopa (“hope, expectation”), from the same source as the verb hope.

From Middle English hope (“a valley”), from Old English hōp (found only in placenames). More at hoop.

From Icelandic hóp (“a small bay or inlet”). Cognate with English hoop.

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Forms

plural: hopes
Singularhope
Pluralhopes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003):Bob HopeLeslie Townes Hope
  • grounds for feeling hopeful about the future:promise

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • let's hope
  • was hoping that
  • hope to see
  • hope no one
  • let's hope that
  • give up hope
  • hope that that
  • given up hope
  • sure hope
  • hope that this
  • hoping to find
  • hope that nobody

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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