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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“We obviously hope for every co-investment to get this large,” Scott Wilson, WashU’s endowment chief, wrote in an email, “but few businesses compound at this rate for such a long period of time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I hope we leaned into his complexity and our show makes you return to his incredible book.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
That’s real hope amid this dangerous, uncertain moment.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Ian Dennis: After shining at the Under-20 World Cup last October, Yassine will now hope for a chance on the biggest stage of all.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
This dampened us a bit, but as the blasts came closer and closer, nothing could keep down hope.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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