Definition of hope

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

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Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
Inextricable :: Inextricable (a.) Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion..
Desperation :: Desperation (n.) A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury..
Sheet Anchor :: Sheet anchor (v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
Expectant :: Expectant (n.) One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.
Stimulus :: Stimulus (v. t.) A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action..
Optimistic :: Optimistic (a.) Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view..
Corner :: Corner (v. t.) To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument..
Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause..
Sperable :: Sperable (a.) Within the range of hpe; proper to be hoped for.
Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope..
Trust :: Trust (n.) That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
Cheer :: Cheer (v. t.) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A delicate trailing plant (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Disappoint :: Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil..
Hope :: Hope (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..
Hope :: Hope (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..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right..
Esperance :: Esperance (n.) Hope.
Perdu :: Perdu (a.) A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
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