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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Promising :: Promising (a.) Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day..
Stimulate :: Stimulate (v. t.) To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory..
Comfortable :: Comfortable (a.) Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope..
Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like..
Deplore :: Deplore (v. t.) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
Optimistic :: Optimistic (a.) Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view..
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a slender constitution..
Unhoped :: Unhoped (a.) Not hoped or expected.
Fair :: Fair (superl.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc..
Daydream :: Daydream (n.) A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success..
Despair :: Despair (v. i.) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.
Orthopedist :: Orthopedist (n.) One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children..
Illusory :: Illusory (a.) Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes..
Hopeful :: Hopeful (a.) Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect..
Perdu :: Perdu (a.) A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
Ardent :: Ardent (a.) Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper..
Bishoped :: Bishoped (imp. & p. p.) of Bisho.
Despairing :: Despairing (a.) Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless.
Build :: Build (v. i.) To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others..
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