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hope*/*/*/
[həʊp] verb [I/T] I
to want and expect something to happen or be true
It wouldn't be sensible to hope for immediate success.[/ex]
I hope that you'll enjoy your stay with us.[/ex]
The university is hoping to raise £3, 000, 000.[/ex]
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I hope not — spoken used in replies to questions for saying that you do not want something to happen or to be true[/ex]
'Do you have to work late tonight?' 'I hope not.'[/ex]
I hope so — spoken used in replies to questions for saying that you would like something to happen[/ex]
'Do you think France will win the match?' 'I hope so.'[/ex]
I hope (that) — used for showing that you do not like what someone is doing or is thinking of doing[/ex]
I hope you're not going to use all the milk.[/ex]
II
noun [C/U]
hope */*/*/[həʊp]
1) the feeling or belief that something that you want to happen is likely to happen
She arrived in London, young and full of hope.[/ex]
These young people have no hope for the future.[/ex]
The team's hopes of a championship are fading fast.[/ex]
The research raises hopes of a significant improvement in the treatment of cancer.[/ex]
Rescuers refused to give up hope of finding more survivors.[/ex]
He had lost hope of seeing his children again.[/ex]
2) someone or something that offers a chance of improvement
Our only hope was to get her to a hospital fast.[/ex]
Many people saw the new president as their last hope for political change.[/ex]
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have high hopes for sb — to hope and expect that someone will be very successful[/ex]
in the hope that/of — wanting something to happen[/ex]
Police are carrying out a search in the hope of finding the missing girl.[/ex]

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