hope

hope¹ W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T]

[: Old English; Origin: hopian]

1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely

hope (that)

▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course.

▪ I do hope everything goes well.

▪ It was hoped that the job would be filled by a local person.

▪ Let's just hope someone finds her bag.

▪ I hope to God I haven't left the car window open.

hope to do sth

▪ Joan's hoping to study law at Harvard.

hope for

▪ We were hoping for good weather.

▪ Liam decided to ignore the warning and just hope for the best (=hope that a situation will end well when there is a risk of things going wrong) .

▪ I rang my parents, hoping against hope (=hoping for something that is very unlikely to happen or be true) that they hadn't left yet.

2.) I hope so

spoken used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned happens or is true

▪ 'Do we get paid this week?' 'I certainly hope so!'

3.) I hope not

spoken used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned does not happen or is not true

▪ I don't think I'm busy that day, or at least I hope not.

4.) I'm hoping

spoken used to say that you hope something will happen, especially because you are depending on it

I'm hoping (that)

▪ I'm hoping the car will be fixed by Friday.

I'm hoping to do sth

▪ We were hoping to see you today.

5.) I hope (that)

spoken used when you want to be polite and to make sure that you are not interrupting or offending someone

▪ I hope I'm not interrupting you.

▪ I hope you don't mind me asking, but why are you moving?

6.) I should hope so (too)/I should hope not

BrE spoken used to say that you feel very strongly that something should or should not happen

▪ 'They'll get their money back.' 'I should hope so too, after being treated like that.'

see usage note ↑wish¹

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HINT sense 1

Do not say that you 'hope something would happen'. Say that you hope something will happen: I hope the weather will be nice (NOT I hope the weather would be nice).

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hope ²

hope² W2 n

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1¦(feeling)¦

2¦(something you hope for)¦

3¦(chance)¦

4 have high/great hopes

5 raise (somebody's) hopes

6 dash/shatter (somebody's) hopes

7 get/build somebody's hopes up

8 be somebody's last/only/best hope

9 be beyond hope

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1.) ¦(FEELING)¦ [U and C]

a feeling of wanting something to happen or be true and believing that it is possible or likely

▪ The President has expressed the hope that relations will improve.

hope for

▪ She hadn't told Julie about her hopes for a reconciliation with Ross.

▪ Rita has hopes of eventually studying to be a nurse.

▪ The people are full of hope for the future.

▪ This new treatment offers hope to thousands of cancer patients.

▪ Michael's parents had almost given up hope of ever seeing him again.

▪ We haven't had any success yet, but we live in hope .

▪ We could try asking them, but I don't hold out much hope .

▪ Should they sell now or hang on in the hope that the shares will soon be worth serious money?

▪ We came to the island in the hope of finding a simpler way of life.

▪ Such a lie is unkind because it keeps false hope alive.

▪ She said the unemployment figures were a glimmer of hope .

2.) ¦(SOMETHING YOU HOPE FOR)¦

something that you hope will happen

sb's hope

▪ She told him all her secret hopes and fears.

▪ My hope is that by next summer I'll have saved enough money to go travelling.

3.) ¦(CHANCE)¦ [U and C]

a chance of succeeding or of something good happening

hope of

▪ It was rush hour, and there was no hope of getting a seat.

▪ It was a desperate plan, with little hope of success.

hope (that)

▪ There's still a faint hope (=small hope) that the two sides will reach an agreement.

not a hope!

spoken (=used to say that there is no chance of something happening)

not a hope in hell (of doing sth)

spoken (=not even the smallest chance of success)

▪ They don't have a hope in hell of winning.

some hope/what a hope!

BrE spoken (=used humorously to say that there is no chance that something will happen)

▪ 'Your dad might lend you the car.' 'Some hope!'

4.) have high/great hopes

to be confident that someone or something will be successful

have high/great hopes of

▪ We have great hopes of her - she's very talented.

have high/great hopes for

▪ Parents often have such high hopes for their children.

5.) raise (sb's) hopes

to make someone feel that it is likely that what they want to happen will happen

▪ It wouldn't be fair to raise her hopes of success.

6.) dash/shatter (sb's) hopes

to disappoint someone by making something that they want to happen seem impossible

▪ The report dashes hopes of an early improvement in the economy.

7.) get/build sb's hopes up

to allow someone to believe that what they want to happen is likely to happen

▪ Don't get your hopes up . There'll be a lot of people applying for the job.

8.) be sb's last/only/best hope

to be someone's last, only etc chance of getting the result they want

▪ Please help me. You're my last hope.

be somebody's last/only/best hope of

▪ Joshua's only hope of survival was a heart transplant.

9.) be beyond hope

if a situation is beyond hope, it is so bad that there is no chance of any improvement

be beyond hope of

▪ Some of the houses were beyond hope of repair.

→pin your hopes on sb/sth at ↑pin²

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

hope that

(have) hopes of (doing) something

be full of hope

give/offer hope to somebody (=make it possible for people to have hope)

lose/give up/abandon hope (of something) (=stop hoping)

live in hope (=keep hoping for something)

not hold out any/much hope (=have very little hope)

in the hope that (=because you hope that something will happen)

in the hope of doing something (=because you hope that you will do it)

a vain/forlorn hope also false hope (=when what you hope for will not happen)

glimmer/ray of hope (=a little hope, or something that gives you a little hope)

a symbol/beacon of hope (=something that makes people have hope)

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