We have found multiple words hope. Choose the one you are looking for and click on the link in its Dictionary entry column to see its detailed etymology.
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hope | English | (Noun) (Christianity) The virtuous desire for future good.. (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.. (countable) The actual thing wished for.. (uncountable) The belief or expectation [...](Christianity) The virtuous desire for future good.. (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.. (countable) The actual thing wished for.. (uncountable) The belief or expectation [...] |
| hope | English | (Verb) (intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.. (intransitive) To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.. [...](intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.. (intransitive) To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.. [...] |
| hope | English | (Noun) (Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb.(Northern England, Scotland) A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb. |
| hope | English | (Noun) (Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.. A sloping plain between mountain ridges.(Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. |
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