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Word: Hope
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Old English hopa (noun), hopian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop (noun), hopen (verb), and German hoffen (verb)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
həʊp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
want something to happen or be the case
Short Definition:want thing to happen
Examples:- he's hoping for an offer of compensation
- I hope that the kids are OK
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