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# hopefully

adverb (hopefully)

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

## Everyday

1. It is hoped that; if things go well: hopefully it won't rain tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#m1)
2. In a hopeful way, wishing for something: the dog looked at me hopefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk «hopefully» begins sentences about wishes for the future. In stories it describes a character's hopeful look or voice. In writing lessons, the second sense helps «show, don't tell». Phrases: hopefully not, hopefully soon.

### Examples

- Hopefully we'll win the match on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x1)
- The dog looked hopefully at my sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x2)
- «Will it snow?» «Hopefully!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x3)
- Hopefully the bus won't be late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x4)
- She asked hopefully if she could stay up late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x5)
- Hopefully, my cold will be better by Monday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x6)

### Note

Some old grammar books said «hopefully» must only mean «in a hopeful way»; today the meaning «it is hoped» is completely normal and accepted. Spelling: double l (hopeful + ly).

## On Mova

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