hopes

We have found lemma(root) word of hopes : hope.

Definitions


[həʊp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen
(e.g: he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information)

- a feeling of trust
(e.g: our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner)


Phrases:
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- hope springs eternal
- in the hope of
- not a hope
- some hope

Origin:
late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb)


[həʊp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- want something to happen or be the case
(e.g: he's hoping for an offer of compensation)


Phrases:
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- hope springs eternal
- in the hope of
- not a hope
- some hope

Origin:
late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb)




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