Definition of hope

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Hope (v. t.) To expect; to fear.

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Promise :: Promise (v. t.) To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain..
Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like..
Demolition :: Demolition (n.) The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes..
Reprobate :: Reprobate (v. t.) To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon.
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..
Despair :: Despair (v. t.) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
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..
Stolidity :: Stolid (a.) Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
Ardent :: Ardent (a.) Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper..
Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.
Hopeless :: Hopeless (a.) Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause..
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..
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..
Hopeful :: Hopeful (a.) Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant..
Sperable :: Sperable (a.) Within the range of hpe; proper to be hoped for.
Rix-dollar :: Rix-dollar (n.) A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler..
Abject :: Abject (a.) Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts..
Irresolution :: Irresolution (n.) Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation..
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate..
Leucadendron :: Leucadendron (n.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists..
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