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hopes (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hope (for)
as in expects
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) he was hoping for an A in English

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopes (for)
  1. expects
  2. anticipates
  3. awaits
Verb
  • Bye Aerospace also expects interest from air taxi operators and private owners.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Minnesota Secretary of State Scott Simon, a Democrat, said in August that his office expects to spend roughly $250,000 on private vendors to conduct penetration testing, which can expose security vulnerabilities and recommend actionable fixes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of expects
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  • Shares have ticked up nearly 2% year to date, and the average analyst price target anticipates the stock will more than double from here.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Regardless of the prevailing side, Uliana anticipates that another appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court could be in the future.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of anticipates
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  • Kunkel now awaits rulings in two courts that will determine his future.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Feldstein still awaits trial in the leak case and may be indicted for his part in Qatargate.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of awaits
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“Hopes (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopes%20%28for%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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