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hopeth

hopeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Origin of hopeth

From hope + -eth.

Questions about hopeth

What is hopeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hopeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hope.

Words near hopeth in the dictionary

  1. hopers
  2. hopes
  3. hopes against hope
  4. Hopesay
  5. hopest
  6. hopeth
  7. Hopetoun
  8. Hopetoun Park
  9. Hopetown
  10. hopeward
  11. Hopewell

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