'Hoping' definitions:
Definition of 'Hoping'
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]
Synonyms of 'hoping'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appetitive,
- aspiring,
- assured,
- confident,
- desiderative,
- desireful,
- desiring,
- desirous,
- eager,
- expectant,
- fond,
- full of hope,
- hopeful,
- hormic,
- in good heart,
- in hopes,
- lascivious,
- libidinal,
- libidinous,
- lickerish,
- lustful,
- needing,
- of good cheer,
- of good hope,
- optative,
- sanguine,
- tempted,
- undespairing,
- wanting,
- wishing
Words containing 'Hoping'
- Hope,
- Hope, IN,
- Hoped,
- Hopeful,
- Hopefully,
- Hopefulness,
- Hopingly,
- hoped for,
- A forlorn hope,
- East Hope,
- Glen Hope,
- Good Hope,
- Hope Mills,
- Hope Valley,
- Hope, AK,
- Hope, AR,
- Hope, ID,
- Hope, KS,
- Hope, ND,
- Hope, NM,
- Isle of Hope,
- Mount Hope,
- New Hope,
- Pleasant Hope,
- Point Hope,
- Port Hope,
- Spring Hope,
- bob hope,
- dashed hope,
- dashing hopes,
- forlorn hope,
- hope chest,
- hoped-for,
- white hope,
- East Hope, ID,
- Glen Hope, PA,
- Good Hope, AL,
- Good Hope, GA,
- Good Hope, IL,
- Hope Mills, NC,
- Hope Valley, RI,
- Isle of Hope, GA,
- Mount Hope, KS,
- Mount Hope, WI,
- Mount Hope, WV,
- New Hope, AL,
- New Hope, MN,
- New Hope, MS,
- New Hope, PA,
- New Hope, TN,
- New Hope, TX,
- Pleasant Hope, MO,
- Point Hope, AK,
- Port Hope, MI,
- Reid Hope King,
- Spring Hope, NC,
- cape of good hope,
- great white hope,
- john hope franklin,
- leslie townes hope,
- Reid Hope King, TX,
- cape of good hope province