n.
- a feeling of expectation and desire.
▸a cause or source of hope.
▸grounds for hoping.
- archaic a feeling of trust.
v.
- expect and desire:
he's hoping for an offer of compensation.
- intend if possible to do something.
Phrase
- hope against hope
cling to a mere possibility. - not a
(or Brit. some)
hope
informal no chance at all.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hopa (n.), hopian (v.), of Gmc origin.