hope in WordNet English dictionary

1. expect and wish
   "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
   hope  trust  desire 
   
2. intend with some possibility of fulfilment
   "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"
   hope  go for 
   
3. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
   "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
   hope 
   

1. one of the three Christian virtues
   hope 
   
2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
   "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
   promise  hope 
   
3. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
   "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
   hope 
   
4. a specific instance of feeling hopeful
   "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
   hope 
   
5. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
   "he was their best hope for a victory"
   hope