hopefully 音标拼音: [h'opfəli]
ad . 抱有希望地;可以指望
抱有希望地;可以指望
hopefully adv 1 :
with hope ;
in a hopeful manner ; "
we searched hopefully for a good position " [
ant : {
hopelessly }]
2 :
it is hoped ; "
hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday "
Hopeful \
Hope "
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a .
1 .
Full of hope ,
or agreeable expectation ;
inclined to hope ;
expectant .
[
1913 Webster ]
Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited . --
Hooker .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Having qualities which excite hope ;
affording promise of good or of success ;
as ,
a hopeful youth ;
a hopeful prospect . "
Hopeful scholars ." --
Addison . -- {
Hope "
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adv . -- {
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n .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hopefully \
Hope "
ful *
ly \,
adv .
1 .
In a hopeful manner .
[
PJC ]
2 .
I hope ;
if all goes well ;
as ,
hopefully ,
the dress will be ready before the party .
Note :
Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being ungrammatical ,
but it is very common and well understood .
It is usually used to begin a sentence describing a desired future event .
[
PJC ]
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hopefully ":
after a time ,
after a while ,
afterward ,
afterwards ,
airily ,
anon ,
anticipatingly ,
anticipatively ,
anticipatorily ,
before long ,
blithely ,
by and by ,
by destiny ,
cheerfully ,
cheerily ,
confidently ,
expectantly ,
expectedly ,
expectingly ,
fatally ,
fondly ,
genially ,
gladly ,
happily ,
hopingly ,
imminently ,
in aftertime ,
in the future ,
irrepressibly ,
jauntily ,
joyfully ,
later ,
lightly ,
optimistically ,
pleasantly ,
predictably ,
probably ,
proximo ,
sanguinely ,
smilingly ,
soon ,
tomorrow ,
with bated breath ,
with breathless expectation ,
with good cheer
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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
41 Synonyms Antonyms for HOPEFULLY - Thesaurus. com Find 41 different ways to say HOPEFULLY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
HOPEFULLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary HOPEFULLY definition: 1 used, often at the start of a sentence, to express what you would like to happen: 2 in a… Learn more
HOPEFULLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Hopefully is often used when mentioning something that you hope and are fairly confident will happen
Hopefully - definition of hopefully by The Free Dictionary Hopefully is much more commonly a sentence adverb You add hopefully to a statement to indicate that you hope that what you are saying is true or will be true
hopefully adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of hopefully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary used to express what you hope will happen Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark Although this is the most common use of hopefully, it is a fairly new use and some people think it is not correct
hopefully - Wiktionary, the free dictionary hopefully (comparative more hopefully, superlative most hopefully) In a hopeful manner [from 17th c ]