hope
Usage
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To hope for something implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. The verb expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble? Await (wait for) something implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, I hope that there’s a little bit of optimism in the film that the community can come together, and that we can find a way through this.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s certainly concerning ... and we’re hoping for a good outcome on this.”
From Los Angeles Times
While exhaustive, it’s a bit different this time around; there is a piercing sense of hope that we’re getting somewhere.
From Salon
Although most who semi-soberly engaged with this thought experiment recognized it to be farce — Lord, we hope they did – others treated the fantasy wrestling match seriously.
From Salon
Police said exhibits had been re-examined and witnesses spoken to in the hope detectives might find the killer.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
