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hope - the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope" |
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despair the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
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feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
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hopefulness the feeling you have when you have hope
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encouragement the expression of approval and support
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optimism a general disposition to expect the best in all things
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hope - someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory" |
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individual,
mortal,
person,
somebody,
someone,
soul a single organism
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great white hope,
white hope someone (or something) expected to achieve great success in a given field; "this company is the great white hope of the nuclear industry's waste management policy"
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hope - one of the three Christian virtues |
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supernatural virtue,
theological virtue according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
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hope - a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant" |
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anticipation,
expectancy something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
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Hope - United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) |
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hope - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
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trust,
desire |
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wish invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"
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hope - be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" |
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despair abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
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desire,
want feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
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hope - intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening" |
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be after,
plan make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
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