'Hope' definitions:

Definition of 'hope'

From: WordNet
noun
A specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
noun
The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" [ant: despair]
noun
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" [syn: promise, hope]
noun
Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"
noun
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) [syn: Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope]
noun
One of the three Christian virtues
verb
Expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" [syn: hope, trust, desire]
verb
Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" [ant: despair]
verb
Intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" [syn: hope, go for]

Definition of 'Hope'

From: GCIDE
  • Hope \Hope\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=o]p a small bay or inlet.]
  • 1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. [Scot.] --Jamieson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hope'

From: GCIDE
  • Hope \Hope\, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under Forlorn.]
  • 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy. [1913 Webster]
  • The hypocrite's hope shall perish. --Job vii. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • He wished, but not with hope. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. --Keble. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good. [1913 Webster]
  • The Lord will be the hope of his people. --Joel iii. 16. [1913 Webster]
  • A young gentleman of great hopes, whose love of learning was highly commendable. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which is hoped for; an object of hope. [1913 Webster]
  • Lavina is thine elder brother's hope. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hope'

From: GCIDE
  • Hope \Hope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hoped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoping.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd Hope.]
  • 1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for. "Hope for good success." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
  • But I will hope continually. --Ps. lxxi. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in. "I hope in thy word." --Ps. cxix. 81. [1913 Webster]
  • Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. --Ps. xlii. 11. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hope'

From: GCIDE
  • Hope \Hope\ (h[=o]p), v. t.
  • 1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of. [1913 Webster]
  • We hope no other from your majesty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • [Charity] hopeth all things. --1 Cor. xiii. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To expect; to fear. [Obs.] "I hope he will be dead." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Hope is often used colloquially regarding uncertainties, with no reference to the future. "I hope she takes me to be flesh and blood." --Mrs. Centlivre. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hope'

From: Easton
  • Hope one of the three main elements of Christian character (1 Cor. 13:13). It is joined to faith and love, and is opposed to seeing or possessing (Rom. 8:24; 1 John 3:2). "Hope is an essential and fundamental element of Christian life, so essential indeed, that, like faith and love, it can itself designate the essence of Christianity (1 Pet. 3:15; Heb. 10:23). In it the whole glory of the Christian vocation is centred (Eph. 1:18; 4:4)." Unbelievers are without this hope (Eph. 2:12; 1 Thess. 4:13). Christ is the actual object of the believer's hope, because it is in his second coming that the hope of glory will be fulfilled (1 Tim. 1:1; Col. 1:27; Titus 2:13). It is spoken of as "lively", i.e., a living, hope, a hope not frail and perishable, but having a perennial life (1 Pet. 1:3). In Rom. 5:2 the "hope" spoken of is probably objective, i.e., "the hope set before us," namely, eternal life (comp. 12:12). In 1 John 3:3 the expression "hope in him" ought rather to be, as in the Revised Version, "hope on him," i.e., a hope based on God.

Synonyms of 'hope'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Hope, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000) :
137
Housing Units (2000) :
175
Land area (2000) :
51.703701 sq. miles (133.911964 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.081422 sq. miles (0.210883 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
51.785123 sq. miles (134.122847 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33580
Located within :
Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location :
60.919433 N, 149.642044 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
10616
Housing Units (2000) :
4301
Land area (2000) :
9.996867 sq. miles (25.891766 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.058265 sq. miles (0.150905 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
10.055132 sq. miles (26.042671 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33190
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
33.667779 N, 93.589908 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico
Population (2000) :
107
Housing Units (2000) :
58
Land area (2000) :
1.159862 sq. miles (3.004029 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.159862 sq. miles (3.004029 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33290
Located within :
New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location :
32.811916 N, 104.733565 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
88250
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
Population (2000) :
303
Housing Units (2000) :
155
Land area (2000) :
0.617164 sq. miles (1.598447 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.617164 sq. miles (1.598447 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38860
Located within :
North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location :
47.322761 N, 97.720760 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
79
Housing Units (2000) :
57
Land area (2000) :
0.401105 sq. miles (1.038858 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.014263 sq. miles (0.036941 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.415368 sq. miles (1.075799 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38440
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
48.248728 N, 116.309214 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
83836
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
2140
Housing Units (2000) :
849
Land area (2000) :
0.954381 sq. miles (2.471836 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.954381 sq. miles (2.471836 sq. km)
FIPS code :
34744
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
39.299971 N, 85.766801 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47246
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hope, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hope, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
372
Housing Units (2000) :
185
Land area (2000) :
0.452661 sq. miles (1.172387 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.452661 sq. miles (1.172387 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33075
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
38.689536 N, 97.076815 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67451
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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