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hopefully
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB look ▪ He looked hopefully at Zen who waggled his finger and walked off up the street. ▪ At the bus stop he looked hopefully for Gabriel. ▪ They discussed some workhouse business together, and then Mr Bumble looked ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hopefully is an adverb which means "in a hopeful manner" or, when used as a disjunct , "it is hoped". Its use as a disjunct has prompted controversy among advocates of linguistic purism or linguistic prescription .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hopefully \Hope"ful*ly\, adv. In a hopeful manner. I hope; if all goes well; as, hopefully, the dress will be ready before the party. Note: Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being ungrammatical, but it is very common and well understood. It is ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, "in a hopeful manner," from hopeful + -ly (2). As a replacement for the admittedly awkward it is to be hoped that attested from 1932 but avoided by careful writers.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position" [ant: hopelessly ] it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
adv. 1 In a hopeful manner. (from 17th c.) 2 It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. (from 18th c.)
Usage examples of hopefully.
Others milled happily around Alec, slapping him with their plumed tails and sniffing hopefully at the swans hanging at his saddlebow.
In the end Axel wiped his hands on his apron and poured a cup of ale, sending it over with the boy, who peered at Julian hopefully from behind a curtain of sleek brown hair.
Though hopefully not absolutely necessary, thought Tad grimly as he watched Bap, remembering his plans if Fedya should decide to cooperate.
She picked up the nearest puppy, who had blundered up against her foot and was nosing it hopefully.
As he approached the center of the causeway, Diddy saw as he had a few moments before hopefully expectedthat there was somebody in a little transparent structure that jutted out from the metalwork.
Dekant Dorst had gone into, although hopefully she had long since left.
One or two people, knowing that the Gifts often went by families, hopefully asked Gair questions, too.
There was the chug-chug-chug of the fishing fleet just slipping into the bay, gulls thickening like a halo around them, and the one-eyed gaseosa vendor setting up his cart hopefully, unfolding his little deck chair, and then promptly falling asleep.
Wearing Hoplite II recon armor, he was lowered by cable into the tunnel, with the intention of making his way back toward the City and, hopefully, locating the catacombs.
Hopefully it was lying low in the system, still trying to open it up for Huer himself.
But how to say these thoughts of mine, how to word them without seeming to be betraying those who have come here from their own lands to attempt to form something new and, hopefully, better than the sorry kakistocracy Rome has projected of the most of the last century?
Hopefully, Delmot opened the nomination slip that was handed to him, as though wishing it contained a name like Orvill, Laverock, or Secane.
Emma mumbled hopefully although in reality she held out very little hope of that being the case.
Operation Phantom is to identify and eliminate Hashim Nidal before he can carry out his next attack, and hopefully dismantle his organization once and for all.
When it hopped into view, he turned back to Ola and gazed hopefully at her backpack.