hopeful
pronunciation
How to pronounce hopeful in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊpfl]
How to pronounce hopeful in American English:
US [ˈhoʊpfl]
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- Noun:
- an ambitious and aspiring young person
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- Adjective:
- having or manifesting or inspiring hope
- presaging good fortune
Word Origin
- hopeful (adj.)
- c. 1200, from hope + -ful. As a noun, "one on whom hopes are set," from 1720. Related: Hopefulness.
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Example
- 1. Last year marked the end of a hopeful era .
- 2. There are hopeful signs , including birmingham 's improving schools .
- 3. But I could not share her hopeful view of the sitution .
- 4. Yet some had still hoped that rio + 20 would be better : greens are necessarily a hopeful lot .
- 5. Another time , I saw a hopeful newcomer come to the set for some preliminary casting photos .