Hope (?), n. [Cf. Icel. hōp a small bay or inlet.] 1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. [Obs.]
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2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Hope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hoped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hoping.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd Hope.] 1. 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. “Hope for good success.” Jer. Taylor.
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But I will hope continually. Ps. lxxi. 14.
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2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in. “I hope in thy word.” Ps. cxix. 81.
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. Ps. xlii. 11.
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