Definitions for the word "hope" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
That which is hoped for; an object of hope.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. i.
To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To expect; to fear.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
1 expectation and desire for a thing. 2 person or thing giving cause for hope. 3 what is hoped for. v. (-ping) 1 feel hope. 2 expect and desire. 3 feel fairly confident. hope against hope cling to a mere possibility. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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