- hopeful adj
- What is the difference between the girl praying in church and the one having a bath? The first one has a hopeful soul.
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hopeful adj
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hopeful — (adj.) c.1200, from HOPE (Cf. hope) + FUL (Cf. ful). As a noun, “one on whom hopes are set,” from 1720. Related: Hopefulness … Etymology dictionary
hopeful — [hōp′fəl] adj. [ME] 1. feeling or showing hope; expecting to get what one wants 2. inspiring or giving hope [a hopeful sign] n. a person who hopes, or seems likely, to succeed hopefulness n … English World dictionary
hopeful — adj. & n. adj. 1 feeling hope. 2 causing or inspiring hope. 3 likely to succeed, promising. n. (in full young hopeful) 1 a person likely to succeed. 2 iron. a person likely to be disappointed. Derivatives: hopefulness n … Useful english dictionary
hopeful — adj 1. expectant, full of hope, anticipa tive, anticipating, looking forward to; optimistic, assured, confident, Inf. bullish. 2. promising, raising one s hopes, looking up, upbeat; encouraging, inspiriting, heartening, fortifying, vivifying,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
soapfull adj — hopeful adj … English expressions
hopeful — [[t]ho͟ʊpfʊl[/t]] hopefuls 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ of n/ ing If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen. I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very… … English dictionary
hopeful — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Hopeful is used after these nouns: ↑cup {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 thinking that sth good will happen VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ I feel hopeful that a peaceful … Collocations dictionary
hopeful — hope|ful1 [ˈhəupfəl US ˈhoup ] adj 1.) believing that what you hope for is likely to happen = ↑optimistic hopeful about ▪ Everyone s feeling pretty hopeful about the future. hopeful (that) ▪ I m hopeful that we can find a solution. be hopeful of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hopeful — I adj. 1) hopeful of 2) hopeful that + clause (we are hopeful that they will agree) II n. a presidential hopeful * * * [ həʊpf(ə)l] a presidential hopeful hopefulof hopeful that + clause (we are hopeful that they will agree) … Combinatory dictionary
hopeful — [ˈhəʊpf(ə)l] adj I 1) believing that something will happen in the way that you want it to In spite of our differences, we remain hopeful that a solution can be found.[/ex] a hopeful look[/ex] 2) making you believe that something will happen in… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
