Science Fair Project Dictionary
Hope
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English
Etymology
From Middle English hopen , from Old English hopian .
Pronunciation
- IPA /həʊp/
Verb
to hope
- To want some thing to happen.
- I hope everyone likes this definition, but I don't expect it.
Translations
- Czech: doufat
- Dutch: hopen
- Esperanto: esperi
- Estonian: lootus
- Finnish: toivoa
- French: espérer
- Spanish: esperar
- Deutsch: Hoffnung, Hoffen
Noun
hope
- (uncountable) The belief that something hoped for can happen.
- I still have some hope that I can get to work on time.
- (countable) Something which may cause something hoped for to happen.
- We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
Translations
- Dutch: hoop (1,2)
- Deutsch: Hoffen
- Esperanto: espero
- Estonian: lootma
- Finnish: toivo
- French: espoire m
- Spanish: esperanza
Related terms
See also
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