to want something to happen or be true and think that it is possible
I hope you can come to the party tomorrow.
They are hoping for good weather during the picnic.
✦ From Old English hopian, related to Dutch hopen and German hoffen.
a feeling of expectation and desire that something good will happen
The team's hope of winning the championship grew after their latest victory.
She held onto hope even during the darkest days of her recovery.
✦ Old English hopa, from the verb 'hope'; related to Dutch hoop and German Hoffnung.
in a way that shows hope or confidence about the future
She waited hopefully outside the classroom for her exam results.
The children looked hopefully at their father as he opened the ice-cream freezer.
✦ Formed from the adjective hopeful + adverbial suffix -ly; first recorded in the 17th century.
