hope
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /həʊp/US /həʊp/
Meaning
noun
a feeling of wanting and expecting a particular thing to happen; something that you wish for
“Don't lose hope—we'll find her.”
verb
to want something to happen and think that it is possible
“All we can do now is wait and hope.”
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“I just hope that today is not my peak.”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
“I know the irony strikes with the force of a cartoon anvil now, but-- [LAUGHTER] So they hoped that I would take a vocational degree.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life.”
📺 Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement AddressLearn this word in the video →
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