Hope \Hope\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=o]p a small bay or inlet.] 1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. [Obs.]
2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
Hope \Hope\, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under {Forlorn}.] 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.
The hypocrite's hope shall perish. --Job vii. 13.
He wished, but not with hope. --Milton.
New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. --Keble.
2. One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.
The Lord will be the hope of his people. --Joel iii. 16.
A young gentleman of great hopes, whose love of learning was highly commendable. --Macaulay.
3. That which is hoped for; an object of hope.
Lavina is thine elder brother's hope. --Shak.
Hope \Hope\ (h[=o]p), v. t. 1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.
We hope no other from your majesty. --Shak.
[Charity] hopeth all things. --1 Cor. xiii. 7.
2. To expect; to fear. [Obs.] ``I hope he will be dead.'' --Chaucer.
Note: Hope is often used colloquially regarding uncertainties, with no reference to the future. ``I hope she takes me to be flesh and blood.'' --Mrs. Centlivre.
Hope \Hope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoping}.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd {Hope}.] 1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for. ``Hope for good success.'' --Jer. Taylor.
But I will hope continually. --Ps. lxxi. 14.
2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in. ``I hope in thy word.'' --Ps. cxix. 81.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. --Ps. xlii. 11.
"It is my fervent hope that we will be able to reach an agreement that will be satisfactory to all concerned," Mitchell said.
Henry Waxman, D-Calif. "I hope the president will follow his own commission's advice." Waxman is among several members of Congress pushing for anti-discrimination legislation.
"We hope that the government will now hold to its own promised timetable and continue on a course to allow open and free elections," government spokesman Herbert Schmuelling said.
The editors of Glasnost hope to continue publishing, but they are having trouble getting needed equipment and offices.
Outside a shelter for the homeless, though, pictures drawn by children showed some youngsters had hope for the future. Ten-year-old Amanda Charnas of Santa Cruz drew the Earth, flowers sprouting from a crack and a rainbow nearby.
A slick, watchable, more immediate style is what the producers of "USA Today: The Television Show" hope will make it different.
The anti-communist revolutions in Eastern Europe have yielded a bonanza for Israel in renewed diplomatic ties and the Israelis hope it also means the end of training and weapons support for Arab radicals.
But the treaty foes admit they have an uphill fight, since many of those they hope to woo are Reagan loyalists.
There are those who hope Reagan's fondness for his old vocation will lead him back to the screen.
But I hope there's not total consolidation.
In Brussels, the hope is that the Danes will outline their thoughts at the London summit next month.
'I found the commission in good shape and I hope I am leaving it in good shape,' he says.
Lawmakers hope this provision will provide an incentive to reverse the prolonged decline in oat production.
He will fill in the loan application and hope for the best.
"I want to keep all the hope I can," said Town Marshal Elmo Gatlin earlier when asked of the little boy's chances.
They hope to make the repair on the pad and avoid rolling the shuttle back to a hangar, a move that could delay the flight by as much as two months.
But the Rev. Sam Johnson, pastor of Heritage Village Church at PTL and president of Heritage Ministries, told The Charlotte Observer that he hasn't given up his hope to buy PTL's headquarters in Fort Mill, S.C.
By lunchtime, Mr. Kitajima, abandoning all hope of a strong rally, shows off a baseball cap labeled "Hot Trader."
He has expressed hope for their replacement.
And out of necessity: The U.S. can make mistakes and still hope to remove him from power, but a single error on his part could cost him his life.
But I hope you'll permit me to describe one scene.
A teen-age girl died four days after becoming the world's first recipient of an experimental lung device, leaving behind a newborn son and a grieving hometown but hope that similar implants will save lives.
If Mr Gonzalez fails to meet the challenge he now faces, Spain can abandon any hope of playing a fully competitive role in the economy of the new Europe.
"I would strongly hope that this issue can be put to rest" as a result of the report, said Suzanne Dilk, a former senior analyst with the Social Security Administration and one of four experts on the study panel.
At the Utah gathering, tribal leaders said they hope their alliance will lead to a summit with President Bush where concerns over federal encroachment into tribal sovereignty could be discussed.
"Little boys and girls play with toys and hope to grow up to build bridges _ and we do it now.
"I've absolutely given up hope that the company itself will improve its margins significantly without some stimulus from the outside," said Andrew Wallach, an analyst with PaineWebber.
The underlying hope is that market prices will somehow reach the inflated payment price.
Small investors should pick specialized stocks with strong earnings potential and hope that the dollar won't fall much lower than its recent level around 1.82 marks, analysts say.
Perhaps that is why we have been reading stories about the prime minister negotiating a new fiscal concordat with the palace. Monarchists must hope that he is successful.