Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large Hope is something that you want to happen, like your hope to visit paris this summer, or the feeling that good things will come If you make it to the final round of a tournament, that gives you hope Hope can also be a verb that means strive for or wish, as in your hope to become a doctor someday. We use hope when we do not know whether something will happen or not but we want it to happen We use hope in the following patterns
When we feel hopeful, our brains light up with activity that helps us plan, persist, and persevere. (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment His hope for peace was justified A reasonable ground for this feeling While all three words mean to await some occurrence or outcome, hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen.
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