hopest

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A form of hope — To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

OriginEnglish hope ← Middle English hope ← Old English hopa →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of hope

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
  2. Old Englishtōhopa
  3. Old Englishhopa
  4. Middle Englishhope
  5. Englishhope
  6. Englishhopest

From hope + -est.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hopset
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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