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high hopes

high hopes noun: the optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.

Noun

high hopes pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.
    • Just what makes that little old ant / Think he'll move a big rubber plant? / Anyone knows an ant can't / Move a rubber tree plant / But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes / he's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes[…]1959, “High Hopes”, in Sammy Cahn (lyrics), Jimmy Van Heusen (music), All the Way, performed by Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges, from the film A Hole in the Head (1959)
    • Living life is fun and we've just begun / To get our share of this world's delights / High hopes we have for the future1979, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, “We Are Family”, performed by Sister Sledge

Questions about high hopes

What does high hopes mean?
High hopes means the optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.
What part of speech is high hopes?
High hopes is a noun.

Words near high hopes in the dictionary

  1. high hat
  2. high hats
  3. high heel
  4. high heels
  5. High Holidays
  6. high hopes
  7. high horse
  8. high horses
  9. high hundreds
  10. high intensity training
  11. high intensity trainings

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