hoped
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
An inflected form of hope · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,364 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,465 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- expect and wish also: trust, desire I trust you will behave better from now onI hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
- be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes I am still hoping that all will turn out well
- intend with some possibility of fulfilment also: go for I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening
hoped in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He hoped she would get the significance of the "our."
The Bad Man: A Novel · Charles Hanson Towne · Chapter 1
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When severity had failed, he hoped to succeed by gentleness, that’s all.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I hoped that this incident might set up some more direct communication between us.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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He hoped that Unc' Billy was at home, and he wasted no time in finding out.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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In this way the good fairy hoped that the Prince would be protected against all dangers.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1