Meaning

2 senses
  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.

    in an optimistic mood

    optimistic plans

    optimistisch

    оптимисти́ческийoptimistíčeskij, оптимисти́чныйoptimistíčnyj

    оптимісти́чнийoptymistýčnyj

    expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds

  2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

    optimistic concurrency

    optimistic locking

Examples

404 sentences
  1. I think that Tom is optimistic.

    Мені здається, Том настроєний оптимістично.

    ruПо-моему, Том настроен оптимистично.

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  2. Tom isn't as optimistic as Mary is.

    Том не такий оптимістичний, як Мері.

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  3. Are you optimistic about what's going to happen?

    У тебе оптимістичне відношення до того, що станеться?

    deBist du über das Bevorstehende optimistisch gestimmt?

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  4. The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.

    Оптиміст дивиться у дзеркало і стає ще оптимістичніший, песиміст - ще песимістичніший.

    ruОптимист, глядя в зеркало, становится более оптимистичным, а пессимист — более пессимистичным.

    deDer Optimist schaut in einen Spiegel und wird optimistischer, der Pessimist pessimistischer.

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  5. You're usually so optimistic.

    Ти зазвичай дуже оптимістичний.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
expecting a good outcome:
Русский
By meaning 1
expecting a good outcome:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
expecting a good outcome:

Forms

more optimistic, most optimistic
Comparativemore optimistic Lesson
Superlativemost optimistic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • as optimistic as
  • sound very optimistic
  • overly optimistic
  • to be optimistic
  • cautiously optimistic
  • is overly optimistic
  • is very optimistic
  • little too optimistic
  • not as optimistic
  • be as optimistic
  • very optimistic about
  • sound optimistic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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