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hopeful

[hohp-fuhl]

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adjective

full of hope; expressing hope.
His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
Synonyms: , , ,
exciting hope; promising advantage or success.
a hopeful prospect.

a person who shows promise or aspires to success.
the Democratic presidential hopeful.

hopeful

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a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful )

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Origin of hopeful¹

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful

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Ms Martin said she was hopeful for the future of Grangemouth.

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That was last year’s hopeful mantra for entertainment industry pros battered by layoffs and limited film and TV production.

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He said hadn’t been able to work in two weeks but was hopeful he’d be able to return to Home Depot soon.

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Asher-Smith failed to make the 100m final at last year's Olympics but is hopeful of better at this year's World Championships in Tokyo in September.

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“I am hopeful that it all gets sorted out in a good way.”

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