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Hope
proper noun

(given name, female) from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.
An English and Scottish topographic surname for someone who lived in a hop, a small enclosed valley
A town in Arkansas
A town in British Columbia

hope
noun

(uncountable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

I still have some that I can get to work on time.

(countable) The actual thing wished for
(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope

We still have one left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.

(in Christianity) The virtuous desire for future good

But now abideth faith, , love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1Cor. 13:13)

Translations:

Dutch: hoop de
French: espoir
German: Hoffnung
Italian: speranza
Spanish: esperanza

verb (hop, ing)

to want something to happen.

I everyone likes this definition.

to be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

I am still hoping that all will turn out well

to expect and wish

Translations:

Dutch: hopen
French: espérer
German: hoffen
Italian: sperare
(trans-mid)
Spanish: esperar

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