hope

Universal Words verb, noun verb ~ (for sth) to want sth to happen and think that it is possible: [V] We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. * All we can do now is wait and hope. * 'Do you think it will rain?' 'I hope not.' * 'Will you be back before dark?' 'I hope so, yes.' * The exam went better than I'd dared hope. * I'll see you next week, I hope. * [V(that)] I hope (that) you're okay. * I can only hope (that) there has been some mistake. * Detectives are hoping (that) witnesses will come forward. * Let's hope we can find a parking space. * [VN(that)] It is hoped that over ｣10000 will be raised. * [Vtoinf] She is hoping to win the gold medal. * We hope to arrive around two. * What had he hoped to achieve? -< EXPECT HELPNOTE Hope can be used in the passive in the form it is hoped that.... For must always be used with hope in other passive sentences: The improvement that had been hoped for never came. * The hoped-for improvement never came. IDIOMS hope against hope (that...) to continue to hope for sth although it is very unlikely to happen: She was hoping against hope that there'd been some mistake. hope for the best to hope that sth will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not: I'm just going to answer all the questions I can and hope for the best. I should hope so / not