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(1):

(n.) That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

(2):

(v. i.) To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; - usually followed by for.

(3):

(v. t.) To expect; to fear.

(4):

(v. t.) To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

(5):

(v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; - usually followed by in.

(6):

(n.) A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

(7):

(n.) One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

(8):

(n.) A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.

(9):

(n.) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hope.html. 1828.
 
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