Definitions For Hope

noun

  • One of the three Christian virtues
  • Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
  • A specific instance of feeling hopeful
  • The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
  • Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
  • United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
  • The feeling of wanting something to happen and thinking that it could happen : a feeling that something good will happen or be true
  • The chance that something good will happen
  • Someone or something that may be able to provide help : someone or something that gives you a reason for hoping

verb

  • Intend with some possibility of fulfilment
  • Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
  • Expect and wish
  • To want something to happen or be true and think that it could happen or be true

Is Hopes a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Hope is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Hope in a Sentence

  • No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope.
  • I hope you're feeling better soon.
  • That's what she hoped would happen.
  • When they started their life together, they were young and full of hope.
  • Rescuers have not yet abandoned hope that more survivors will be found.
  • The drug has brought hope to thousands of sufferers.

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