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hope

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  1. expect                
 
1. hope \'ho-p\ vb [ME hopen, fr. OE hopian; akin to MHG hoffen to hope] 1: 
   to desire with expectation of fulfillment  archaic  2: TRUST  1: to long 
   for with expectation of obtainment  2: to expect with desire : TRUST  - 
   hop.er n
2. hope n 1: TRUST, RELIANCE  2a: desire accompanied by expectation of or 
   belief in fulfillment  2b: someone or something on which hopes are centered 
    2c: something hoped for