One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good, A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy, the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled, verb_ be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes, intend with some possibility of fulfilment, transitive verb_ To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of, obsolete To expect; to fear, intransitive verb_ To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for, To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in