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Hope: Meaning, Examples, and Common Collocations (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：feeling of expectation (hope)

hope 🔊

/hoʊp/

n./v.

The feeling of wanting something good to happen and believing it might.

Hope symbol: rainbow after storm in peaceful landscape

feeling of expectation 🔊

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/ˈfiːlɪŋ əv ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/

n./v.

A feeling of anticipation and desire for a positive outcome, accompanied by a belief that it is possible.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Old English 'hopian', from Proto-Germanic *hopōną.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'hop' like hopping with excitement for a good outcome.

📖 Example

Despite the long wait for the results, she never lost hope for good grades. 🔊 Even though she waited a long time for the results, she still held onto hope that she would get good grades.

🔗 Collocations

hold out hope – to continue to hope

lose hope – to stop hoping

give up hope – to abandon hope

🔄 Synonyms

optimism (n.) – a feeling of hopefulness and confidence about the future

faith (n.) – a strong belief in something positive happening

confidence (n.) – a feeling of certainty about a positive outcome

🚫 Antonyms

despair (n.) – a feeling of having lost all hope

hopelessness (n.) – the state of having no hope

pessimism (n.) – a tendency to expect the worst outcome

🌱 Derivatives

hopeful (adj.) – feeling or inspiring hope

hopeless (adj.) – without hope

hopefully (adv.) – in a hopeful manner

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old English 'hopian', related to Old Norse 'hóp'. The concept of hope is central in Christian theology and modern political campaigns like Obama's 'Hope'.

Meaning 2：to wish with expectation (hope)

hope 🔊

/hoʊp/

n./v.

To want and wish for something to happen.

Person making a wish while blowing birthday candles

to wish with expectation 🔊

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/tuː wɪʃ wɪð ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/

n./v.

To want and expect that something will happen, typically something positive.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I really hope to visit Paris and see the Eiffel Tower on my next vacation. 🔊 I truly wish to travel to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower on my upcoming holiday.

🔗 Collocations

hope to do – to desire to do something

hope for – to wish for something

hope against hope – to continue to hope even when there is little chance

🔄 Synonyms

wish (v.) – to have a desire for something

desire (v.) – to strongly want something

aspire (v.) – to aim for something with hope

🚫 Antonyms

despair (v.) – to lose all hope

dread (v.) – to anticipate with fear

doubt (v.) – to be uncertain about something

🌱 Derivatives

hopeful (adj.) – feeling or inspiring hope

hopeless (adj.) – without hope

hopefully (adv.) – in a hopeful manner