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dashes someone's hopes

dashes someone's hopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dash someone's hopes.

Meaning of dash someone's hopes

Verb

dash someone's hopes (third-person singular simple present dashes someone's hopes, present participle dashing someone's hopes, simple past and past participle dashed someone's hopes)

  1. (idiomatic) To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.

Questions about dashes someone's hopes

What is dashes someone's hopes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dashes someone's hopes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dash someone's hopes.

Words near dashes someone's hopes in the dictionary

  1. dashers
  2. dashes
  3. dashes down
  4. dashes off
  5. dashes on
  6. dashes someone's hopes
  7. dashest
  8. dasheth
  9. dashhound
  10. dashhounds
  11. dashi

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