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'ope

'ope is the pronunciation spelling of hope.

Meaning of hope

Verb

hope (third-person singular simple present hopes, present participle hoping, simple past and past participle hoped)

  1. To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
    • They are hoping it does not rain, but I expect it will.
  2. (catenative) To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
    • I hope to succeed.
  3. (intransitive) To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
    • They're hoping for the best, but I don't think it's looking very good.
  4. (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].
    • I hope in thy word.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms cxix:81
  5. (dialectal, nonstandard, transitive) To wish.
    • I hope you all the best.

See all 45 meanings of hope

Forms of 'ope

third-person singular present'opes
present participle'oping
past participle'oped
past'oped

Origin of 'ope

A representation of the pronunciation of hope by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).

Questions about 'ope

What is 'ope the pronunciation spelling of?
'ope is the pronunciation spelling of hope.

Words near 'ope in the dictionary

  1. 'onour
  2. 'onours
  3. 'ooligan
  4. 'ooman
  5. 'oomen
  6. 'ope
  7. 'orrible
  8. 'orribly
  9. 'orrid
  10. 'orse
  11. 'orses

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