A sloping plain between mountain ridges. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. 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. One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good. That which is hoped for; an object of hope. 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. 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. To expect; to fear.
The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen. The actual thing wished for. A person or thing that is a source of hope. The virtuous desire for future good. A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a comb. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in. To wish.