hopefully
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈhəʊpfəli/US /ˈhəʊpfəli/
Meaning
adverb
used to express what you hope will happen
“Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark.”
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“but yes, hopefully we get there within a couple of years.”
📺 Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Learn this word in the video →
“uh um hopefully a little cheaper and a”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“And hopefully, you take advantage of the opportunity ahead of you.”
📺 Jensen Huang's Speech at CaltechLearn this word in the video →
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