Hopeful Definition

hōpfəl
hopefuls
adjective
Feeling or showing hope; expecting to get what one wants.
Webster's New World
Having or manifesting hope.
American Heritage
Inspiring or giving hope.
A hopeful sign.
Webster's New World
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noun
hopefuls
A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate.
A group of presidential hopefuls.
American Heritage
A person who hopes, or seems likely, to succeed.
Webster's New World

Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.
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Other Word Forms of Hopeful

Noun

Singular:
hopeful
Plural:
hopefuls

Origin of Hopeful

  • hope +‎ -ful

    From Wiktionary

Hopeful Sentence Examples

  • He opened the passenger door with a hopeful smile.

  • She met his hopeful gaze with a welcoming smile.

  • Hopeful for the first time in her life, Jenn glanced up and stopped.

  • They had a tough road ahead, yet after talking with Jackson and seeing them together, she felt hopeful they would overcome the many obstacles they would encounter.

  • She'd gone from hopeful to devastated in the course of the first two days.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOP

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LULFUL

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