hopefully
hope‧ful‧ly S1 /ˈhəʊpfəli $ ˈhoʊp-/
adverb
Hopefully, I’ll be back home by ten o‘clock.
By then the problem will hopefully have been solved.
2. in a way that shows that you are hopeful:
‘Will there be any food left over?’ he asked hopefully.
hope‧ful‧ly S1 /ˈhəʊpfəli $ ˈhoʊp-/
adverb Word Family: noun: hope, hopefulness ≠ hopelessness, hopeful; verb: hope; adverb: hopefully ≠ hopelessly; adjective: hopeful ≠ hopeless
1. [sentence adverb] a way of saying what you hope will happen, which some people think is incorrect: 2. in a way that shows that you are hopeful: