hoping

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.

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