Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
hope . - noun desiring
- noun being optimistic toward
- adjective filled with or inspiring hope (uncommon)
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was like Sebastien Peigne, who designed the collection under Gaga's stylist and Mugler's new creative director, Nicola Formichetti, was taking his cue from the "How To" manual for a label hoping to spark buzz.
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Subconsciously, perhaps, I had used the name hoping to give myself away.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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Subconsciously, perhaps, I had used the name hoping to give myself away.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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Subconsciously, perhaps, I had used the name hoping to give myself away.
Willow V.C. Andrews 2002
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They attack his title hoping we won't notice that every British Viscount has a right and by long tradition is called "Lord."
Watts Up With That? 2010
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He was loaned out to Barnsley for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season but returned to Craven Cottage this term hoping to make an impact.
tribalfootball.com 2010
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One thing I am kind of hoping is that they show the 1940's with Caps 'old-school suit (as they did with Iron Man).
THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA Update from Director Joe Johnston – Collider.com 2010
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Dr Crippen also thinks I went too far in hoping that someone personally called, warned, cajoled and hollered at [Jade] countless times, until finally, as a last ditch effort, they sent her a certified letter.
Jade Goody - Are There Lessons to be Learned? aka TBTAM 2009
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So what he's hoping is that a second-tier search engine like Bing or Ask (or, better yet, some search tool you've never heard of that just got $50MM in venture capital) will give him half a year's operating budget in exchange for a competitive advantage over Google.
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And the risk that comes with doing something, instead of just sitting back and hoping, is that I could fall on my face.
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