the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best

to give up hope.

a particular instance of this feeling

the hope of winning.

grounds for this feeling in a particular instance

There is little or no hope of his recovery.

a person or thing in which expectations are centered

The medicine was her last hope.

something that is hoped for

Her forgiveness is my constant hope.

to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.

to believe, desire, or trust

I hope that my work will be satisfactory.

to feel that something desired may happen

We hope for an early spring.

Archaic . to place trust; rely (usually fol. by in ). ?

hope against hope, to continue to hope

although the outlook does not warrant it

We are hoping against hope for a change in her condition.

noun

despair , disbelief , discouragement , hopelessness , pessimism , desperation

verb

despair , disbelieve , fear

noun

achievement , ambition , anticipation , aspiration , assumption , belief , bright side , buoyancy , castles in air , concern , confidence , daydream , dependence , desire , endurance , expectancy , expectation , faith , fancy , fool’s paradise , fortune , gain , goal , greedy glutton , hopefulness , light at end of tunnel , optimism , pipe dream * , promise , promised land * , prospect , reliance , reverie , reward , rosiness , sanguineness , security , stock , thing with feathers , utopia , wish , enthusiasm , euphoria , sanguinity

verb

anticipate , aspire , assume , await , believe , be sure of , cherish , contemplate , count on , deem likely , depend on , desire , expect , feel confident , foresee , hang in , have faith , hold , keep fingers crossed , knock on wood , look at sunny side , look forward to , pray , presume , promise oneself , rely , suppose , surmise , suspect , sweat * , sweat it , sweat it out , take heart , think to , trust , watch for , wish , ambition , anticipation , aspiration , belief , bob , dream , faith , longing , optimism , prospect , reliance , want