Hope

v. wish, anticipate, expect

n. expectation, anticipation, wish

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Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of — i.e., believing that a positive outcome is possible even when there is some evidence to the contrary. Beyond the basic definition, usage of the term hope follows some basic patterns which distinguish its usage from related terms:Hopefulness is somewhat different from optimism in that hope is an emotional state, whereas optimism is a conclusion reached through a deliberate thought pattern that leads to a positive attitude. But hope and optimism both can be based in unrealistic belief, or fantasy.Hope is often the result of faith in that while hope is an emotion, faith carries a divinely inspired and informed form of positive belief. Hope is typically contrasted with despair, but despair may also refer to a crisis of faith. Hence, when used in a religious context, hope carries a connotation being aware of spiritual truth. (In some religions, despair itself is considered to be a sin; see Hope (virtue)).In Catholic theology, hope is one of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity), which are spiritual gifts of God. In contrast to the above, it is not a physical emotion but a spiritual grace.Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism.The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.
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Noun
1. United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)
(synonym) Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope
(hypernym) comedian, comic

Noun
1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
(hypernym) anticipation, expectancy
2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
(antonym) despair
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) hopefulness
3. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
(synonym) promise
(hypernym) expectation, outlook, prospect
(hyponym) rainbow
4. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory"
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) white hope, great white hope
5. one of the three Christian virtues
(hypernym) theological virtue, supernatural virtue
Verb
1. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
(synonym) trust, desire
(hypernym) wish
2. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
(antonym) despair
(hypernym) desire, want
3. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
(synonym) go for
(hypernym) plan, be after
(derivation) hoper

(v. t.)
To expect; to fear.
  

(v. t.)
To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.
  

(v. i.)
To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

(n.)
That which is hoped for; an object of hope.
  

(n.)
One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.
  

(n.)
A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
  

(n.)
A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
  

(n.)
A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.