▪ To wish for a particular event that one considers possible."We are hoping for more financial support."
▪ To have confidence; trust.
▪ To desire and consider possible."I hope that you will join us for dinner. We hope to buy a house in the spring."
noun
▪ The longing or desire for something accompanied by the belief in the possibility of its occurrence."He took singing lessons in the hope of performing in the musical."
▪ An instance of such longing or desire."Her hopes of becoming a doctor have not changed."
▪ A source of or reason for such longing or desire."Good pitching is the team's only hope for victory."
▪ The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
