| 【hope】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hopian," and "hopa." It carries the basic meaning of "hope." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "hope"]
hope ****[325] If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.
hopeful **[3597] If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen.
hopefully ***[2333] You say hopefully when mentioning something that you hope will happen. Some careful speakers of English think that this use of hopefully is not correct, but it is very frequently used.
hopeless ☆[4997] If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.
[WORD ROOT]root hope
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] hope
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) hopian, hopa
[MEANING]root hope
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 hopian to have trust, have confidence; assume confidently or trust
- 【Old English】 hopa confidence in the future
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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hope ★★★★[325] verb from hope
【DEFINITION】 If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.
【Declension/Conjugation】 hoped, hoped, hoping, hopes
【ROOTs】 hope; hope
【Etymology】 《Old English hopian》 to have trust, have confidence; assume confidently or trust
【First Known Meaning】 have the theological virtue of Hope; hope for (salvation, mercy), trust in (God's word)
【DERIVATIVEs】 hopeful, hopefully, hopefulness, hopeless, hopelessly, hopelessness, hoper, hope
hopeful ★★[3597] adjective from hopeful 〈 hope
【DEFINITION】 If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen.
【SYNONYM】 optimistic, promising
【ANTONYM】 pessimistic, hopeless
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hope; hope ⑵ ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hopian》 to have trust, have confidence; assume confidently or trust
【DERIVATIVEs】 hopeful, hopefully, hopefulness, hopeless, hoper, hope
hopefully ★★★[2333] adverb from hopeful 〈 hope
【DEFINITION】 You say hopefully when mentioning something that you hope will happen. Some careful speakers of English think that this use of hopefully is not correct, but it is very frequently used.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hope; ⑵ ful; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hopian》 to have trust, have confidence; assume confidently or trust
【DERIVATIVEs】 hopeful, hopefully, hopefulness, hope
hopeless ☆[4997] adjective from hopeless 〈 hope
【DEFINITION】 If you feel hopeless, you feel very unhappy because there seems to be no possibility of a better situation or success.
【SYNONYM】 terrible
【ANTONYM】 hopeful
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hope; hope ⑵ less; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hopian》 to have trust, have confidence; assume confidently or trust
【DERIVATIVEs】 hopeful, hopeless, hopelessly, hopelessness, hoper, hope
Other words containing "hope"; hopefulness, hopelessness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
honor
homin, human
hold
hol-, hal-, whole
histor
high
heat
heal
head
have
