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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AWA will reject the failed approach that asks workers to pay for their own training and hope to be rewarded with a job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
But even more important, it reminded us that history is an indispensable tool for shaping the more equitable future we hope to inhabit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
"We hope that any changes resulting from the consultation will mean there is less pressure on learners and teachers."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It was a huge ask, something you might try to trick a stranger into and hope for the best rather than deal with yourself.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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