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Hope \Hope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hoped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hoping}.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan.
haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd {Hope}.]
1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good,
or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it
or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually
followed by for. "Hope for good success." --Jer. Taylor.
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But I will hope continually. --Ps. lxxi.
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2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation
of good; -- usually followed by in. "I hope in thy word."
--Ps. cxix. 81.
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou
disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. --Ps. xlii.
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