Synonyms for hoping


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hohp
Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠp


Définition of hoping

Origin :
  • c.1300, verbal noun from hope (v.).
  • adj believing
Example sentences :
  • "Here's hoping we'll soon be back in God's own country," said Oldaker, raising his glass.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I am hoping that some readers will look on this collection primarily as a book of poems.
  • Extract from : « The Garden of Bright Waters » by Various
  • With clouded brow he eagerly scanned the empty fields, hoping for help.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I know you said you wouldn't meet me, but I'm hoping you'll change your mind.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He was looking up at the crowd, hoping to see his father and brother.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • I—may I take the liberty of hoping it's to take another position?
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • I was hoping she'd have a softening influence on you, and make gentlemen of you.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • They've always wanted a sister to pet; and Aunt Phoebe is hoping you'll not disappoint her.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Secretly he was hoping that Evadna heard the explanation, and he raised his voice purposely.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • The rose is of Paradise—the snowdrop is of the striving, hoping, longing Earth.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

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