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Definition –

 

n. a desire, feeling, and expectation that something good will happen.

v.t. if something is true and it is impossible to be true but you expect it to be true, it is hope.

v.t. be optimistic about a possibility to fulfill your expectation.

v.t. expect and wish

 

 

E.g. –

  • We hope for a better future.
  • I have a hope to speak English fluently someday.
  • See you soon! I hope we meet again.

 

In Hindi – n. आशा (Asha), उम्मीद (ummid), आस (Aas), आकांशा (Akanasha), इच्छा (ichchha)…

v.t. उम्मीद करना (ummid karana), आशा करना (Asha karana), इच्छा करना (ichchha karana)…

 



Phonetic Pronunciation – uk   /həʊp/         us   /həʊp/
Hope.

Synonymachievement, ambition, anticipation, aspiration, assume, belief, concern, confidence, desire, demand, expectation, faith, goal, hold, optimism, promise, prospect, trust, wish

 

Antonymabandon, despair, dislike, distrust, doubt, dread, fear, hate, hatred, hopelessness, fact, reality, truth, despair, discouragement, pessimism…

 

Cognate Word = ConjugateHope (2nd and 3rd form – Hoped)

 

  • adj. hopeless, hopeful
  • adv. hopefully, hopelessly
  • n. hopeful, hopelessness, hopefulness
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