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Vinony

hopefully

adverb

  1. an adverb which means "in a hopeful manner" or, when used as a disjunct, "it is hoped"
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊp.fə.li/ / /ˈhoʊp.fə.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English hopeful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hopefully From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

  1. In a hopeful manner.

    “‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’”

  2. It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

    “Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.”

    “She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now.”