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 | ||