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# hopeful

adjective (hopeful, more hopeful, most hopeful); noun (a hopeful, hopefuls)

«hopeful» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling that something good will probably happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#m1)
2. Giving a reason to hope; promising, as in «a hopeful sign». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#m2)
3. (noun) A person who hopes to win or succeed, as in «Olympic hopefuls». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows a character's feeling: «She was hopeful that her dog would come home.» In news and sport: «young hopefuls» trying for the team. In science, a «hopeful result» means it looks good but is not sure yet. Phrases: feel hopeful, a hopeful sign, remain hopeful.

### Examples

- I am hopeful that it will stop raining before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x1)
- The green shoots were a hopeful sign of spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x2)
- Hundreds of hopefuls came to the singing audition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x3)
- He gave me a hopeful smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x4)
- The doctors are hopeful she will get better soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x5)
- We were hopeful but the shop had sold out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x6)
- The team is hopeful about the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x7)
- The king was glad, and he and his people were more hopeful than they had ever been before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: hopeless. Adverb: hopefully — which also means «I hope that»: «Hopefully we will win.» Spelling: one l at the end (hopeful, not hopefull). Feeling hopeful does not make something certain.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hopeful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopeful/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hopeful» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hopeful.html) on Mova free.