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hope

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1. hope - Noun

2. hope - Verb

3. Hope - Proper noun

Meaning

A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for.

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

To expect; to fear.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Hope is the dream of a waking man. Aristotle

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King Jr.

Where there is negotiation, there is hope for agreement. Somali Proverb

There is hope from the sea but there is no hope from the land. Irish Proverb

He that lives on hope will die fasting. American Proverb

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