hoping

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US/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/UK/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/

adjective

Filled with or inspiring hope.

“A hoping situation is not yet desolate.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hope

    I'm hoping the weather will be sunny tomorrow.

    2 more examples

    These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Timothy 3:13

    The miserable man cast a wistful look towards the east, hoping to see the first faint streaks of day.

    1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 18.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC
adjectivehoping (comparative more hoping, superlative most hoping)

comparative more hoping · superlative most hoping

  1. rareFilled with or inspiring hope.

    A hoping situation is not yet desolate.

nounhoping (plural hopings)

plural hopings

    Origin

    From hope + -ing. Cognate with German Hoffnung (“hope”).

    Full word history & related roots →

    Translations

    Spanish esperante, esperador
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    • aguardanteTranslations
    • aguardadorTranslations
    Cite this entry
    APA

    hoping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoping

    MLA

    “hoping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoping.

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