Crossword clues for hoping
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hope \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.]
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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.But I will hope continually.
--Ps. lxxi. 14. -
To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in. ``I hope in thy word.''
--Ps. cxix. 81.Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God.
--Ps. xlii. 11.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, verbal noun from hope (v.).
Wiktionary
(cx rare English) Filled with or inspiring hope. v
(present participle of hope English)
Usage examples of "hoping".
However, she blushed so terribly that I thought I must be distressing her, and I left her in peace, hoping to become better acquainted with her.
I determined to dissemble, hoping that I should never see the adventurous lover again, and that thus all would be as if it had never happened.
We forgot to eat, and went to bed hoping that love and anguish would keep us awake, but our exhausted bodies fell into a heavy sleep, and when we awoke we could only sigh and kiss again.
He gave me an excellent reception, but he said that if I had returned to Holland hoping to do business on behalf of the Government I should waste my time, since the action of the comptroller-general had lowered the credit of the nation, which was thought to be on the verge of bankruptcy.
After she had gone I went to sleep again, hoping to see her in the evening.
We parted, and after I had got tired of threading my way amidst the crowd I paid a visit to the gaming-room, hoping to regain the money I had lost.
The gentleman who had taken the lady to her room said that she found her foot to be rather swollen, and had gone to bed hoping we would all come upstairs.
He had come after me, hoping to use me as a means of getting into good society, and of filling his pocket with the money of the dupes he aspired to make.
He had a nephew who was the heir to all his wealth, whom he married to a noble Tuscan lady, hoping to found a titled family, though in an indirect kind of way.
I drew my sword, but still hoping to bring him to his senses I kept strictly on the defensive and endeavoured to make him leave off.
Rossi, hoping perhaps that I would make him a present of another play, asked my leave to give my lady a superb pelisse of lynx-fur, which pleased her immensely.
After leaving him I took a short walk to cool myself, and then went to the Abbe Gama, hoping to be the first to impart my ridiculous adventure to him.
She pressed her hand firmly to her aching ribs, hoping to ease her self-inflicted suffering.
Hope said, hoping to divert their attention from Faith who was being too unreasonable about the whole situation.
Hope caught his entrance from the corner of her eye, hoping he would speak with Faith and take his leave.