hope

name

1. A female given name from English from the virtue, like Faith and Charity first used by Puritans.

   “Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said.”

2. An English and Scottish topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a hope, a small enclosed valley.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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noun

Etymology: From Icelandic hóp (“a small bay or inlet”). Cognate with English hoop.

1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

   “Being by contrarie winds driuen to staie against Erith, at Grauesend, in Tilberie hope.”

   “A little hamlet which straggled along the side of a creek formed by the discharge of a small brook into the sea[…]It was called Wolf's Hope (i.e. Wolf's Haven).”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian (“hope”), from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn; further etymology unclear. Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian, West Frisian hoopje (“to hope”), Cimbrian hòffan (“to hope”), Dutch hopen (“to hope”), German, Luxembourgish hoffen (“to hope”), Vilamovian höfnan (“hope”), Yiddish האָפֿן (hofn, “to hope”), Danish håbe (“to hope”), Norwegian Bokmål håpe (“to hope”), Norwegian Nynorsk håpa, håpe (“to hope”), Swedish hoppas (“to hope”).

1. To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

   “They are hoping it does not rain, but I expect it will.”

   “He's still hoping that everything will turn out fine.”

2. To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].

   “I hope to succeed.”

   “I hope to be going back again soon.”

3. To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].

   “They're hoping for the best, but I don't think it's looking very good.”

   “I'm hoping for my boss to offer me a pay raise.”

4. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good [with in].

   “I hope in thy word.”

   “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God.”

5. To wish.

   “I hope you all the best.”