hopeful

hopeful

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hope‧ful¹ /ˈhəʊpfəl $ ˈhoʊp-/ adjective1. believing that what you hope for is likely to happen
   SYN  optimistic
    hopeful about
    Everyone’s feeling pretty hopeful about the future.
    hopeful (that)
    I’m hopeful that we can find a solution.
    be hopeful of (doing) something British English:
    He is still hopeful of playing in Saturday’s game.
2. making you feel that what you hope for is likely to happen
   SYN  promising:
    The vote is a hopeful sign that attitudes in the church are changing.
    Things might get better, but it doesn’t look very hopeful right now.
—hopefulness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ optimistic believing that good things will happen: I’m optimistic about our chances of winning. | an optimistic view of the future
   ▪ hopeful believing that what you hope for will happen: The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery.
   ▪ positive thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad: Try to be more positive about your work. | She has a very positive attitude to life.
   ▪ upbeat having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation: The Prime Minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession. | an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election
   ▪ bullish feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success: He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects. | Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue.
   ▪ sanguine formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use: Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism. | Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession.
   ▪ rosy if the future or your life seems rosy, it seems good and you expect good things to happen: The future looks rosy for the team. | Returning soldiers found life less rosy than they had hoped. | The price of oil keeps going up, and things look pretty rosy for the big oil companies.
   ▪ look on the bright side to consider the good parts of a situation, which seems bad in many other ways – used especially when telling someone that they should do this: Look on the bright side – it could have been a lot worse.

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hopeful² noun [countable] writtensomeone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc:
    Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role.
    Republican presidential hopefuls