hopeful
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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)