hopeful
English edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊpfəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊpfəl/
- Hyphenation: hope‧ful
Adjective edit
hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative most hopeful)
- feeling hope
- I have been very hopeful.
- I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
- inspiring hope
- It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.
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Translations edit
feeling hope
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inspiring hope
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Noun edit
hopeful (plural hopefuls)