hopedict

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verb

To predict (an outcome) not because one finds it probable but because one prefers it. To predict with optimism.

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Meanings

verbhopedict (third-person singular simple present hopedicts, present participle hopedicting, simple past and past participle hopedicted)

present singular third person hopedicts · participle present hopedicting · participle past hopedicted · past hopedicted

  1. To predict (an outcome) not because one finds it probable but because one prefers it. To predict with optimism.

Origin

Blend of hope + predict.

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APA

hopedict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopedict

MLA

“hopedict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopedict. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hopedict,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopedict.

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