hopes

hopes · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of hope; feelings of expectation and desire for something to happen.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present tense of hope.

  3. 3.

    Grounds for believing that something good may happen.

Phrases & expressions

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    high hopes — great expectations
  • •
    dash someone's hopes — destroy someone's expectations
  • •
    pin one's hopes on — rely on something for success
  • •
    beyond one's wildest hopes — exceeding all expectations

Related words

Antonyms: despairs, fears
See also: hope, hoped, hopeful, hoping
Synonyms: aspirations, dreams, expectations, wishes

Etymology

Plural of hope, from Old English hopa ("hope, expectation, trust"), from Proto-Germanic hupan.