Meaning

2 senses
  1. Feeling hope

    I have been very hopeful.

    I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.

    having or manifesting hope

  2. Inspiring hope

    It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.

    обнадёживающийobnadjóživajuščij

Examples

75 sentences
  1. I feel hopeful about the future.

    Я з надією дивлюся у майбутнє.

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  2. That sounds hopeful.

    Звучить обнадійливо.

    ruЗвучит обнадёживающе.

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  3. I'm hopeful that can happen now.

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  4. I'm very hopeful for the future.

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  5. We remain hopeful that Tom will recover.

    deWir sind noch immer der Hoffnung, dass sich Tom erholen wird.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
inspiring hope:

Forms

more hopeful, most hopeful
Comparativemore hopeful Lesson
Superlativemost hopeful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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