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# hopelessly

adverb (hopelessly)

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

## Everyday

1. Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#m1)
2. Completely; very much (usually about something bad): «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly in love». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows, Mole is hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood in the snow until Ratty finds him. In stories, «hopelessly» shows how bad a situation feels; «hopelessly in love» is a common story phrase. Phrases: «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly outnumbered».

### Examples

- Mole was hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x1)
- The little army was hopelessly outnumbered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x2)
- She stared hopelessly at the broken vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x3)
- I'm hopelessly bad at drawing horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x4)
- The prince fell hopelessly in love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x5)
- The road was hopelessly blocked by snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x6)
- Graciosa felt that now indeed she was hopelessly lost, surely not even Percinet could find her in the heart of the earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopelessly/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: hope + less + ly. Adjective hopeless (no hope; or very bad at something: «hopeless at maths»).

## On Mova

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