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English noun: hope | |||
| 1. | hope (feeling) a specific instance of feeling hopeful | ||
| Samples | It revived their hope of winning the pennant. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, expectancy | ||
| 2. | hope (feeling) the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled | ||
| Samples | In spite of his troubles he never gave up hope. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | encouragement, hopefulness, optimism | ||
| Antonyms | despair | ||
| 3. | hope (cognition) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | ||
| Samples | There is little or no promise that he will recover. | ||
| Synonyms | promise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rainbow | ||
| 4. | hope (person) someone (or something) on which expectations are centered | ||
| Samples | He was their best hope for a victory. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | great white hope, white hope | ||
| 5. | Hope (person) United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) | ||
| Synonyms | Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope | ||
| Instance hypernym | comedian, comic | ||
| 6. | hope (attribute) one of the three Christian virtues | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | supernatural virtue, theological virtue | ||
English verb: hope | |||
| 1. | hope (emotion) expect and wish | ||
| Samples | I trust you will behave better from now on. I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise. | ||
| Examples | They hope to move | ||
| Synonyms | desire, trust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wish | ||
| 2. | hope (emotion) be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes | ||
| Samples | I am still hoping that all will turn out well. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire, want | ||
| Antonyms | despair | ||
| 3. | hope (cognition) intend with some possibility of fulfilment | ||
| Samples | I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening. | ||
| Synonyms | go for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be after, plan | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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