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Definition of Hope
Hope

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

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.

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

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.

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

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.

To expect; to fear.

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Hope Quotations

What one gets, I hope, is that all you can do is the best you can do.
Mike Farrell

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".
Erma Bombeck

Where there's life, there's hope.
Terence

While there's life, there's hope.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.
George Washington Carver

Hope Translations

hope in Afrikaans is hoop
hope in Dutch is hopen
hope in Finnish is toivoa
hope in German is hoffe, Hoffnung, Hoffnung, hoffen, hoffen
hope in Italian is sperare, speranza
hope in Latin is spero, spes
hope in Spanish is esperanza


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