| hope | 1. 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. "We hope no other from your majesty." (Shak) "[Charity] hopeth all things." (1 Cor. Xiii. 7) 2. To expect; to fear. "I hope he will be dead." Hope is often used colloquially regarding uncertainties, with no reference to the future. "I hope she takes me to be flesh and blood." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hopeite | <chemical> A hydrous phosphate of zinc in transparent prismatic crystals. Origin: Named after Professor Hope, of Edinburgh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| hopeless | 1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. "I am a woman, friendless, hopeless." (Shak) 2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. "The hopelessword of "never to return" Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life." (Shak) 3. Unhoped for; despaired of. Hope"lessly, Hope"lessness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |