Hope
/hoʊp/noun
A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
Did you know?The word "hope" is linked to the Old English 'hopa', which conveys a sense of trust and expectation from the gods themselves.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hopō
“a feeling of expectation or desire”
Old English
OE
hopa
“trust, confidence in the future”
Middle English
ME
hope
“a feeling of expectation, often used in a religious context”
Modern English
English
hope
“the modern concept of desire for a positive outcome”