noun · verb
English to Spanish Dictionary

hope Meaning in Spanish (hope significado en español)

nounesperanza
verbesperar
esperanza in English:hope
Phonetic:es-pe-RAN-tha
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de hope en español es esperanza, esperar. (Sentimiento de confianza en que ocurra o se cumpla algo que se desea.)

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Definitions of Hope

  1. 1
    noun
    esperanza

    Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen, often accompanied by a belief in its possibility.

    Sentimiento de confianza en que ocurra o se cumpla algo que se desea.

  2. 2
    verb
    esperar

    To hope means to want something to happen or be true and often have a good reason to think that it might occur.

    Tener esperanza de que suceda o sea verdad algo, y a menudo tener una buena razón para pensar que podría ocurrir.

Example Sentences

casual

“I hope you have a wonderful day.”

Espero que tengas un día maravilloso.

formal

“There is still hope for a peaceful resolution.”

Todavía hay esperanza de una resolución pacífica.

casual

“She clung to the hope of seeing her family again.”

Se aferraba a la esperanza de volver a ver a su familia.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

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Antonyms (Antónimos)

In English:

despairhopelessnesspessimismdespondency

Inflected Word Forms

past tensehoped
present participlehoping
adjectivehopeful
adjectivehopeless
adverbhopefully

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

pin one's hopes onidiom

To base all one's hopes or expectations on a single thing or person.

against all hopeexpression

Despite there being no reason to expect success or improvement.

hope for the bestexpression

To wish for a good outcome, even if it seems unlikely.