Hope

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also

English

Etymology

From Middle English hopen , from Old English hopian .

Pronunciation

• IPA /həʊp/

Verb

to hope

1. To want some thing to happen.

   I hope everyone likes this definition, but I don't expect it.

Translations

• Czech: doufat
• Dutch: hopen
• Esperanto: esperi
• Estonian: lootus
• Finnish: toivoa
• French: espérer
• Spanish: esperar
• Deutsch: Hoffnung, Hoffen

Noun

hope

1. (uncountable) The belief that something hoped for can happen.

   I still have some hope that I can get to work on time.

2. (countable) Something which may cause something hoped for to happen.

   We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.

Translations

• Dutch: hoop (1,2)
• Deutsch: Hoffen
• Esperanto: espero
• Estonian: lootma
• Finnish: toivo
• French: espoire m
• Spanish: esperanza

Related terms

• hope chest
• hopeful
• hopeless

See also

• desire
• expect
• want