Hope definition

Hope as a noun

1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful

   "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"

2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

   "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

3. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

   Same sense: promise

4. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

   "he was their best hope for a victory"

5. one of the three Christian virtues

Hope as a verb

6. expect and wish

   "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

   Same sense: trust, desire

7. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

8. intend with some possibility of fulfilment

   "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

   Same sense: go for

Synonyms and antonyms

• promise
• trust definition
• desire
• go for

Opposite: despair.

All synonyms of hope, sense by sense

How to say hope

Hope has 1 syllable and rhymes with pope. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with hope

• pope
• nope
• scope
• soap
• rope
• cope
• dope
• slope
• envelope
• telescope
• microscope
• isotope

All 35 words that rhyme with hope

HOPE in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

0

Is HOPE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HOPE in the word checker, or unscramble HOPE to see the shorter words in its letters.