HOPEFULLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HOPEFULLY is in a way that expresses desire with an expectation of fulfillment : in a hopeful manner How to use hopefully in a sentence Can hopefully mean 'I hope'?: Usage Guide
HOPEFULLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary The adverb hopefully means ‘wanting the answer to be yes’: … “Do you have the tickets?” he asked hopefully Hopefully (= I we hope that), dad will get home before his supper gets cold The underlying mechanisms are intriguing and will hopefully be clarified by our continuing studies in the region
HOPEFULLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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
Hopefully - Wikipedia Hopefully is an adverb which means "in a hopeful manner" or, when used as a disjunct, "it is hoped" Its use as a disjunct has prompted controversy among advocates of linguistic purism or linguistic prescription
hopefully - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope [from 18th c ] Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now