- hope
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 belief that sth you want will happenADJECTIVE▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great▪
a feeling of considerable hope
▪It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward.
▪ high (only used with hopes)▪We have high hopes for the project.
▪Hopes are high that a resolution to the conflict can be found.
▪ best, main▪Privatization seems to offer the best hope for the industry.
▪ faint, slight, vague▪There was still a faint hope that they would accept the offer.
▪ real, sincere▪without any real hope of success
▪It is my sincere hope that she will find happiness at last.
▪ realistic, reasonable▪ desperate, wild▪ false, forlorn, vain▪He wasn't trying to give her false hope.
▪It seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi.
▪ dashed▪ early▪His early hopes of freedom were now gone.
▪ last, only▪He had one last hope to cling to.
▪ fresh, new, renewed▪the treatment gave him renewed hope
▪ sudden▪Her dark eyes lit with sudden hope.
▪ lingering (esp. BrE), remaining▪These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.
▪ personal… OF HOPE▪ flicker, glimmer, ray, spark▪I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.
VERB + HOPE▪ be full of, cherish, entertain, feel, harbour/harbor, have, hold, see▪He secretly cherished hopes that George would marry his daughter.
▪Political leaders do now entertain the hope that a settlement can be found.
▪She saw little hope of meeting the targets.
▪ express, voice▪The Mexican president expressed hope for cooperation on trade.
▪ share▪ pin, place, put▪He pinned all his hopes on getting that job.
▪ find▪Maybe we can find some hope for humanity after all.
▪ cling to, keep alive, live in▪It is important to keep alive the hope that a peace settlement might be found.
▪I haven't yet found a place to rent, but I live in hope.
▪ not hold out▪I don't hold out much hope of finding a buyer.
▪ abandon, give up, lose▪I didn't give up hope of being released.
▪ bring sb, give sb, offer (sb), provide, raise▪The use of fish oil to treat cancer has brought fresh hope to millions of sufferers.
▪This announcement has raised hopes that the crisis may be coming to an end.
▪ boost (esp. BrE)▪The latest job figures have boosted hopes for the economy.
▪ crush, dash, destroy, end, kill, kill off, shatter, wreck (esp. BrE)▪Her hopes of going to college have now been dashed.
HOPE + VERB▪ lie, rest▪Her only hope lay in escape.
▪Their main hopes rest on their new striker.
▪ grow, rise▪Hopes of a peaceful end to the strike are now growing.
▪ flare (esp. AmE), flare (AmE), spring, spring up, surge▪Hope flared up inside her.
▪ remain▪Hope remains that survivors will be found.
▪ die, disappear, fade▪Hope faded after wrecked remains of the ship were washed onto the shore.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond hope▪damaged beyond hope of repair
▪ in hope of, in the hope that, in hopes that (AmE)▪I am writing to you in the hope that you can help me obtain some information.
▪I am writing this letter in hopes that it will be forwarded to the editor.
▪ without hope▪She felt weak and without hope.
▪ hope for▪young people who are full of hope for the future
▪ hope of▪I have no hope of winning.
PHRASES▪ every hope of sth, little hope of sth, no hope of sth, some hope of sth▪We have every hope of completing the project this year.
▪There is little hope that they will be found alive.
▪ grounds for hope, reason for hope▪We now have good grounds for hope.
▪ keep your hopes up▪We're trying to keep our hopes up.
▪ not a hope in hell (informal)▪You don't have a hope in hell of finding a job.
▪ a sign of hope, a symbol of hope▪ not get your hopes up▪I'll see what I can do, but don't get your hopes up too much.
2 sth you wish forADJECTIVE▪ big hopes, high hopes▪They have high hopes for their children.
▪ future▪ distant▪Peace is a distant hope in this war-torn region.
▪ personal▪ unfulfilled▪a bitter tale of unfulfilled hopes
▪ championship, medal, Olympic, play-off, title, etc.▪the team's championship hopes
VERB + HOPE▪ carry▪Every time he plays he carries the hopes of the entire nation.
PREPOSITION▪ hope for, hope ofPHRASES▪ your hopes and dreams, expectations, fears, etc.▪She told me all her hopes and dreams.
3 sb/sth that will help you get what you wantADJECTIVE▪ big, bright▪ last, one, only▪He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You're my last hope.’
▪Our one hope was that the hurricane would change direction.
▪ medalVERB + HOPE▪ represent▪He represents our best hope for a swimming medal.
PREPOSITION▪ hope for▪She is Britain's brightest hope for a medal.
▪ hope of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The operation was Kelly's only hope of survival.
verbADVERB▪ certainly, desperately, fervently, really, sincerely, very much▪They hoped desperately that their missing son would come home.
▪I sincerely hope that you will be successful.
▪ only▪I only hope you're right.
▪ secretly▪He secretly hoped that she wouldn't be home.
VERB + HOPE▪ (not) dare (to)▪ hardly dare, scarcely dare (esp. BrE)▪I hardly dared to hope the plan would succeed.
▪ begin to▪ continue toPREPOSITION▪ for▪We are hoping for good weather.
PHRASES▪ hope against hope (= to continue to hope for sth even though it is very unlikely)▪ hope for the best (= to hope that sth will happen successfully, esp. where it seems likely that it will not)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
