Definition of hope

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Hope (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..

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Cheer :: Cheer (v. t.) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort..
Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Trust :: Trust (n.) To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.
Decay :: Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay..
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes..
Promising :: Promising (a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day..
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success..
Firm :: Firm (a.) The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co..
Staniel :: Stanhope (n.) A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; -- so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived..
Fallible :: Fallible (a.) Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible..
Promise :: Promise (a.) That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise..
Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.
Build :: Build (v. i.) To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others..
Promise :: Promise (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain..
Disappointed :: Disappointed (a.) Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope..
Flatter :: Flatter (v. t.) To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations..
Hope :: Hope (n.) That which is hoped for; an object of hope.
Conceive :: Conceive (v. t.) To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope..
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