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What does the word hoping mean?

According to Collins English Dictionary, American Heritage and the opinion of Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, the word hoping is the present progressive tense of the verb hope. The word hope is a transitive verb meaning to want, expect, or wish for. The pronunciation of hope is həʊp. This word is used in both British English and American English.

There are many different words that also mean hoping in other languages. You may notice that many of these words look and sound similar. These are called cognates, which are usually formed when two words have the same language of origin or root, such as Latin or Greek. This list of translations of hope is provided by Word Sense. 

  •  Persian: امیدوار بودن‎ (omidvâr budan)
  •  Danish: håbe‎
  •  Czech: doufat‎ (impf)
  •  Ido: esperar‎
  •  Telugu: ఆశించు‎
  •  Macedonian: надева‎ (impf)
  •  Mirandese: sperar‎
  •  Belarusian: спадзявацца‎, паспадзявацца‎ (paspadzjavácca)
  •  Hebrew: קיווה‎ (kivá)
  •  Romansch: sperar‎, sperer‎
  •  Occitan: esperar‎
  •  Icelandic: vona‎, gera sér vonir um‎
  •  Egyptian Arabic: اتمنى‎ (atmanā)
  •  Swedish: hoppas‎
  •  Romanian: spera‎, nădăjdui‎
  •  Latvian: cerēt‎
  •  Sardinian: isperai‎, isperare‎, sperai‎
  •  Old Dutch: hopon‎, hopan‎
  •  Latin: spērō‎
  •  Indonesian: harap‎, berharap‎
  •  Welsh: gobeithio‎
  •  Uzbek: umid qilmoq‎
  •  Thai: หวัง‎ (wăng), คาดหวัง‎ (kâat wăng)
  •  Korean: 바라다‎, 원하다‎
  •  Kazakh: дәмелену‎, сену‎, үміттену‎
  •  Esperanto: esperi‎
  •  Tagalog: asa‎, pag-asa‎, umasa‎, asahan‎
  •  German: hoffen‎
  •  Elfdalian: oppas‎, uppas‎
  •  Estonian: lootma‎
  •  Old English: hopian‎
  •  Vietnamese: hy vọng‎ (希望‎)
  •  Turkish: ummak‎, umut etmek‎, ümit etmek‎
  •  Luxembourgish: hoffen‎
  •  Old Frisian: hopia‎
  •  Georgian: იმედოვნება‎
  •  Turkmen: umyt etmek‎, tama etmek‎
  •  Tajik: умедвор будан‎, умед доштан‎
  •  Malay: harap‎, berharap‎
  •  Hungarian: remél‎
  •  Arabic: أَمَلَ‎, imperfect: يَأْمِلُ‎, تَمَنَّى‎, imperfect: يَتَمَنَّى‎, رَجَا‎
  •  Russian: наде́яться‎ (impf), упова́ть‎ (impf)
  •  Bulgarian: надявам се‎
  •  Swahili: tumaini‎
  •  Interlingua: sperar‎
  •  French: espérer‎
  •  Catalan: esperar‎
  •  Novial: espera‎
  •  Portuguese: esperar‎
  •  Urdu: امید کرنا‎ (ummīd karnā)
  •  Albanian: shpreson‎
  •  Norman: espéther‎
  •  Old Saxon: hopon‎
  •  Slovene: upati‎ (impf)
  •  Khmer: សង្ឃឹម‎ (sɑngkʰɨm)
  •  Lao: ຫວັງ‎
  •  Dutch: hopen‎
  •  Italian: sperare‎
  •   Yiddish: האָפֿן‎ (hofn)
  •  Japanese: 希望‎, 望む‎ (のぞむ, nozomu)
  •  Burmese: ရည်‎, မျှော်‎, ထင်စား‎
  •  Scottish Gaelic: dòchas‎ (masc.)
  •  Irish: bí ag súil‎, bí i ndóchas‎
  •  Armenian: հուսալ‎
  •  Polish: mieć nadzieję‎ (impf), spodziewać się‎ (impf)
  •  Galician: esperar‎
  •  Hindi: आशा करना‎ (āśā karnā)
  •  Ukrainian: надіятися‎, сподіватися‎, уповати‎
  •  Spanish: esperar‎
  •  Finnish: toivoa‎
  •  Kyrgyz: үмүт кылуу‎, ишенүү‎, эш кылуу‎
  •  Afrikaans: hoop‎
  •  Asturian: esperar‎
  •  West Frisian: hoopje‎
  •  Sinhalese: බලාපොරොත්තු වෙනවා‎
  •  Friulian: sperâ‎
  •  Mandarin: 希望‎ (xīwàng)
  •  Slovak: dúfať‎ (impf)
  •  Cyrillic: надати‎, уфати‎
  •  Maltese: jittama‎
  •  Faroese: vóna‎, hopa‎
  •  Norwegian: håpe‎
  •  Azeri: ümid etmək‎
  •  Bengali: আশা করা‎ (asha kôra)
  •  Roman: nadati‎, ufati‎
  •  Lithuanian: trokšti‎, viltis‎, tikėtis‎
  •  Greek: ελπίζω‎

There are also many terms derived from the word hope:

  •  great white hope
  •  hopeless
  •  hoper
  •  hopenosis
  •  hope chest
  •  hopeful
  •  Cape of Good Hope
  •  hope against hope
  •  wanhope
  •  hope springs eternal
  •  hopeium
  •  unhope
  •  no-hoper
  •  overhope
  •  have one’s hope dashed
  •  hope danceth
  •  ray of hope
  •  last hope
  •  abandon hope
  •  high hopes
  •  forlorn hope

What is the word origin of the word hoping?

According to Etymonline, the current usage of the word hope (hoʊp) comes from the Old English hopian and Old English hopa. This is of unknown origin, but is seen in similar usage in North sea Germanic Language such as Old Frisian hope and hopia, Middle Low German hopen, Middle Dutch hopen, Dutch hoop, and Middle High German hoffen. This has been used since early c13 to mean to wish for or desire something. One can add the suffixes ed and ing to form the tenses hoped and hoping. One can also add the suffix ful to create the related word hopeful. 

What are synonyms and antonyms of hoping?

There are many different words and phrases that one can use in place of the term hope. These are called synonyms, which are words and phrases that have the same meaning as another word or phrase. Synonyms are very useful to know if you want to avoid repeating yourself as well as if you are looking to expand your vocabulary. The below list of synonyms for the word hope is provided by Thesaurus.

  •  feel confident
  •  sweat it out
  •  sweat
  •  take heart
  •  deem likely
  •  look forward to
  •  sweat it
  •  contemplate
  •  watch for
  •  expect
  •  hold
  •  foresee
  •  knock on wood
  •  be sure of
  •  aspire
  •  suppose
  •  think to
  •  believe
  •  pray
  •  promise oneself
  •  assume
  •  count on
  •  desire
  •  rely
  •  depend on
  •  hang in
  •  surmise
  •  suspect
  •  wish
  •  anticipate
  •  keep fingers crossed
  •  incentive
  •  cherish
  •  await
  •  look at sunny side
  •  trust
  •  have faith
  •  presume

There are also many different words and phrases that a person can use that are the opposite of the word hope, which are called antonyms. Opposite words are also very useful to know if you are looking to expand your English language and grammar knowledge, or if you are looking to grow your vocabulary. This list of antonyms for the word hope is also provided by Thesaurus.

  •  demur
  •  misdoubt
  •  waver
  •  query
  •  vacillate
  •  be undetermined
  •  give no credence
  •  be dubious
  •  harbor suspicion
  •  fluctuate
  •  mistrust
  •  dispute
  •  skepticize
  •  misgive
  •  surmise
  •  take dim view of
  •  imagine
  •  impugn
  •  disbelieve
  •  scruple
  •  be apprehensive of
  •  challenge
  •  wonder at
  •  not buy
  •  smell a rat
  •  call in question
  •  be in a quandary
  •  shilly-shally
  •  read differently
  •  insinuate
  •  have qualms
  •  discredit
  •  be uncertain
  •  be curious
  •  hesitate
  •  doubt
  •  be puzzled
  •  suspect
  •  fear
  •  distrust

How can hoping be used in a sentence?

The word hope can be used in many different ways in the English language. Below are several examples of hoping.

While there was little hope of his recovery, he tried to have faith in medicine and listen to the survivors before him to find the strength to beat the disease. Despite the grim reality, John’s surgery Tuesday was a success and physicians were pleased at the result of the effective vaccine. 

The fourth-round rookie, Saahdiq Charles, played two snaps this season. He was drafted hoping he could compete for the left tackle job.

The scientists had hope in the recent examples of the member of a meteor shower from the constellation Leo and ended up finding unprecedented scientific success as part of an effort working together in June.

At the start of this school year at Princeton Univeristy, I had hope that various online news sources like the Washington Post and Sunday Times would begin publishing my work in the latest news. It had at least hoped for feedback. However, by November, I had gotten zero traction.

The US comedian and comic actor Leonid Bing hoped that his sensitive content would not be offensive to his fans in England and Morocco. He had constant hope that he could at least earn their forgiveness.

I hoped to gain access to the newsletter for exclusive updates on my favorite band Paleface Canary and their new album, Bad Supper. I went down a Google spiral trying to find any information. 

I hoped for a good breakfast after my bad supper.

Overall, the word hoping means

Sources:

  1. hope: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense 
  2. HOPE Synonyms: 100 Synonyms & Antonyms for HOPE | Thesaurus 
  3. DOUBT Synonyms: 103 Synonyms & Antonyms for DOUBT | Thesaurus 
  4. hope | Origin and meaning of hope | Online Etymology Dictionary 
  5. Hope definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

hope /hoʊp/USA pronunciation  
n., v., hoped, hop•ing. 
n.

  1. a feeling that events will turn out well:[uncountable]lost all hope of success.
  2. a particular instance of this feeling:[countable]the hope of winning.
  3. a thing that provides a reason for this feeling in a particular instance:[uncountable]The medicine is her last hope.
  4. something hoped for:[countable]Our only hope is that the Coast Guard heard our SOS.

v.

  1. to look forward (to) with desire and reasonable confidence: [no object]We can only wait and hope.[ + for + obj]:Hope for the best.[+ to + verb]I hope to see you again some time.[+ (that) clause]I hope she sees us. We hope that you will come again.

Idioms

  1. Idioms hope against hope, [ + (that) clause] to continue to hope when the situation appears very bad:hoped against hope that someone survived the crash.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

hope 
(hōp),USA pronunciation n., v., hoped, hop•ing. 
n.

  1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:to give up hope.
  2. a particular instance of this feeling:the hope of winning.
  3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance:There is little or no hope of his recovery.
  4. a person or thing in which expectations are centered:The medicine was her last hope.
  5. something that is hoped for:Her forgiveness is my constant hope.

v.t.

  1. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
  2. to believe, desire, or trust:I hope that my work will be satisfactory.

v.i.

  1. to feel that something desired may happen:We hope for an early spring.
  2. [Archaic.]to place trust;
    rely (usually fol. by in).
  3. Idioms hope against hope, to continue to hope, although the outlook does not warrant it:We are hoping against hope for a change in her condition.
  • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English hopa; cognate with Dutch hoop, German Hoffe; (verb, verbal) Middle English hopen, Old English hopian

hoper, n. 
hoping•ly, adv. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged expectancy, longing.
    • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See expect. 



Hope 
(hōp),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Biographical Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
  2. Biographical Bob (Leslie Townes Hope), born 1903, U.S. comedian, born in England.
  3. Biographical John, 1868–1936, U.S. educator.
  4. Place Namesa town in SW Arkansas. 10,290.
  5. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hope /həʊp/ n

  1. (sometimes plural) a feeling of desire for something and confidence in the possibility of its fulfilment: his hope for peace was justified, their hopes were dashed
  2. a reasonable ground for this feeling: there is still hope
  3. a person or thing that gives cause for hope
  4. a thing, situation, or event that is desired: my hope is that prices will fall
  5. not a hope, some hopeused ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled

vb

  1. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to desire (something) with some possibility of fulfilment: we hope you can come, I hope to tell you
  2. (intransitive) often followed by for: to have a wish (for a future event, situation, etc)
  3. (tr; takes a clause as object) to trust, expect, or believe: we hope that this is satisfactory

Etymology: Old English hopa; related to Old Frisian hope, Dutch hoop, Middle High German hoffe

hoping‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Verb



No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope.



I hope you’re feeling better soon.



That’s what she hoped would happen.



Let’s hope that the strike ends soon.



I hope I haven’t bored you.



Everyone in your family is well, I hope.

Noun



When they started their life together, they were young and full of hope.



Rescuers have not yet abandoned hope that more survivors will be found.



The drug has brought hope to thousands of sufferers.



We allowed ourselves to entertain hopes that the crisis would end soon.



The goal raised the hopes of the team.



The hope is that there will be a settlement soon.



The lawyers do not want to raise false hopes of an early settlement.



He told them the truth with the hope that they would understand.



He had little hope of attending college.



The latest reports hold out hope for a possible end to this crisis.

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Miss Manners can only hope that your hosts have the good manners not to peer into your soup plate and comment on the contents.


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The fans hope this is a turning point in breaking up a monopoly, the lawyers said.


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Now, as audiences hope for some favorable resolutions between the duo in the final seven episodes, the trailer starts off by showing Kate and Tully facing new ups and downs separately.


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The Whites and Zuerlein hope to restore its former glory and break the hegemony of the Gadbois coaches.


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The women hope to eventually get JB SKRUB into retail stores.


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Many countries hope that stronger militaries will discourage China from going any further, but the buildup also reflects declining confidence in the United States.


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The Dash qualified for the playoffs for the first time last season after joining the league in 2014 and hope to continue the upward trend this season.


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Then the hope is that SuperProd, who is handling the international distribution, will be able to sell the show everywhere.


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So, yes, for the Heat the postseason ultimately will define the season, with the hope that the postseason encompasses more than the play-in round.


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Ultimately, the hope of finding survivors came to an end by Sunday night.


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Ultimately, Kenyatta said the hope is to raise $10 million for the pilot.


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The coast near Sfax has become a major departure point for people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa and the Middle East in the hope of a better life in Europe.


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Times when all hope felt lost and circumstances were out of our control.


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The hope is that complexes don’t have to get into the program in the first place, City Manager Erik Walsh pointed out.


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The hope is the 20-year-old third baseman will miss only six to eight weeks.


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noun

the act of one who hopes: The time for talk and hoping is over; now is the time for action.

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Idioms about hoping

    here’s hoping, I am, or we are, feeling moderately confident about the desired outcome:Here’s hoping the rest of the term presents us with some sunshine and warmer weather.

Origin of hoping

Words nearby hoping

Hope springs eternal, Hopewell, hophead, hop hornbeam, Hopi, hoping, hop into, Hopkins, Hopkinsianism, Hopkinson, Hopkinsville

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How to use hoping in a sentence

  • The hope that many scientists and physicians feel about unprecedented scientific success in developing a remarkably effective vaccine has been tempered by a grim reality.

  • The agency will offer retirement-eligible employees $15,000 to leave in hopes that several hundred workers will accept the incentive — part of an effort to shed 1,400 jobs.

  • Its fourth-round rookie, Saahdiq Charles — who was drafted with the hope he could compete for the left tackle job — underwent surgery Tuesday after playing all of two snaps this season.

  • Unemployment benefits that have kept so many families afloat are set to expire for many in December, after months of inaction by Congress, which established those deadlines in March when there were more hopes that the pandemic would be short-lived.

  • I had relatively high hopes at the start of this school year.

  • A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.

  • But for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.

  • What image are you hoping people who pick up this book and read it, come away with?

  • We later learned that she had left him and was hoping he would catch the hint.

  • But for all of us, a lot of life is still waiting and hoping.

  • Knowing by experience that he would soon be up to it, he used his pole with all his might, hoping to steer clear of it.

  • The heir apparent and his brothers were cowering in fear, afraid to strike, yet hoping that others would strike for them.

  • As soon as he was in it Squinty ran over to the trough, hoping there would be some sour milk in it.

  • She remained a long time in the water, half hoping that Mademoiselle Reisz would not wait for her.

  • I brought it along, hoping that Mr. Crawshaw—but of course I never expected anything so delightful as this.

People often confuse the words hoping and hopping. However, there are a few ways to know how to spell the word that you want to use, either hoping or hopping. We will examine the meanings of these words, where they came from, the spelling rules that will help you know which word you want to use between the choices hopping vs hoping, and some examples of their use in sentences.

One may define hoping as desiring a particular thing to happen. Another hoping definition is wanting a particular thing to be true. Hoping means expecting a positive outcome to something, even when there is a chance that the positive outcome will not happen. One hoping synonym is anticipating. Hoping is the present progressive tense of the word hope, a synonym of hope may be optimism. The word hope is derived from the Old English word hopian, which means trust in God.

Most people understand the meaning of the word hope, but knowing how to spell hoping gives them difficulty. One rule to remember is that single syllable verbs that are pronounced with a long vowel do not double the last consonant when conjugated. The words hoped, hoping, doped, doping, gamed, gaming follow this rule. Note that the spelling hopeing is incorrect, root words drop the silent vowel, e, when taking the suffix:

hope + -ing = hoping                            hope + -ed = hoped

game + -ing = gaming                          game+ -ed =gamed

One may define hopping as jumping on one foot, jumping a short distance in a quick fashion or jumping over something. Hopping is used figuratively to mean changing positions or ideas, quickly. Hopping is also the present progressive tense, but it is a form of the word hop. Hop is used as a noun or a verb, and is derived from the Old English word hoppian mean leap or spring.

The simple answer to the question, “How do you spell hopping?”, is, “With two p’s.” Remember that single syllable verbs that are pronounced with a short vowel double the last consonant when conjugated. The words hopped, hopping, lopped, lopping, gapped, gapping follow this rule. Note that the roots words do not end in the silent vowel, e:

hop + p + -ing = hopping                      hop + p + -ed = hopped

gap + p + -ing = gapping                       gap + p + -ed = gapped

Remember, in deciding between the spelling battle of hoping vs hopping, spell hoping, as in hoping for a better outcome, with one p, and hopping, as in hopping down the lane,  with two p’s.

Examples

The Lady Vols are hoping that all their work prevents the result that fueled the necessity for it in the first place — a loss to Oregon State that marked UT’s second consecutive Round-of-32 exit after never being bounced from the tournament that early in program history. (The Daily Times)

Newfoundland hunters hoping to give moose, deer to food banks (The Toronto Star)

ALL they were hoping to do, said the organisers of an art festival in Wiesbaden, a small city on the banks of the Rhine, when they installed a four-metre statue of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the town’s central square in late August, was to spark a debate about the Turkish president and free speech. (The Economist)

Universiti Malaya’s Awang Azman Awang Pawi said party hopping centred more on the question of integrity and moral politics. (Free Malaysia Today)

Preschoolers benefit most from play and exercise that helps them build fundamental gross-motor skills – like kicking a ball, hopping on one foot or riding a bike with training wheels. (U.S. News & World Report)

While @DecapitatedSoul’s answer may be linguistically correct, my answer is much more similar to how @CowperKettle’s describes things. It’s based on how I learned English and phonics in a English language elementary school in Canada in the 1960s.

In general, English vowels come in two flavours (note the non-American spelling). Those are: short and long. For example, mope has a Long O while hop has a Short O.

So you end up with

| Vowel | Short Examples     | Long Examples          |
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|  A    | apple, hat, cap    | cape, hate, grape      |
|  E    | end, den, hell     | free, eat, he          |
|  I    | hit, bill, dip     | kite, pile, dike       |
|  O    | mop, pot, bob, hop | mope, hope, lone, pole |
|  U    | hum, tub, cub, run | cure, rule, cube       |

Note in the examples I’ve given, the rule that @CowperKettle mentions mostly holds (except for Long-E, which is special it seems (something I’d never noticed before)). So, if you were to take some of the verbs and form the «-ing» version, you’d end up with

| Vowel | Short Examples     | Long Examples          |
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|  A    | capping, batting   | hating, mating         |
|  E    | begging, betting   | -doesn't really work-  |
|  I    | hitting, dipping   | kiting, piling         |
|  O    | hopping, bobbing   | moping, poling         |
|  U    | humming, running   | curing, ruling         |

English, being English, that’s the rule but there are tons of exceptions. However, learning this rule is a great way to get going. It’s something that got me through spelling and grammar as I learned English in elementary school.

It’s one of those useful language rules (like learning how to conjugate «-er» verbs in French) that gets you 70% or 80% of the way.

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https://www.ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-grammar/present-continuous/
The above link mentions the verb hope as a stative verb but the following examples have the verb in its progressive form
hope (for something) We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.

She is hoping to win the gold medal.
Please explain the use of the verb «hope» in progressive tense use in the above examples from the
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hope_1?q=hope

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Jigneshbharati wrote:

https://www.ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-grammar/present-continuous/
The above link mentions the verb hope as a stative verb but the following examples have the verb in its progressive form
hope (for something) We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.

She is hoping to win the gold medal.
Please explain the use of the verb «hope» in progressive tense use in the above examples from the
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hope_1?q=hope

Note this advice on the first link you gave:
«As with all tenses in English, the speaker’s attitude is as important as the time of the action or event. When someone uses the present continuous, they are thinking about something that is unfinished or incomplete.»

In both of your examples, what is hoped for, or what they are hoping, has not yet happened, or is unfinished/incomplete. So it is progressive.

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Thanks.
So, she hopes to win a gold medal.
Is it grammatical and how to differentiate it from progressive?

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There is very little difference between «She hopes to win a gold medal» and «She is hoping to win a gold medal».

«She is hoping» perhaps suggests that she thinks about it frequently — that it is something that often occupies her mind.

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Thanks. I am really confused because as per that link «hope» is a stative verb.

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Jigneshbharati wrote:

Thanks. I am really confused because as per that link «hope» is a stative verb.

Yes. «Hoping» can be regarded either as a background

state

of one’s mind, or as an

active

thought process. So «I hope» and «I am hoping» are both possible.

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Jigneshbharati wrote:

Thanks. I am really confused because as per that link «hope» is a stative verb.

There can be a slight difference in her attitude towards winning. If we say she hopes to win, that can convey the idea of a state of mind — a stative condition that simply acknowledges the idea of winning.

However, saying she is hoping she wins can convey the idea that she is excited about it, thinks about it, and is looking forward to the competition because she believes she will win.

Which word is used can very much depend on how she behaves, or how we perceive her behavior; whether is in a calm state, or a bit more of an excited condition.

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FounDit wrote:

Jigneshbharati wrote:

Thanks. I am really confused because as per that link «hope» is a stative verb.

There can be a slight difference in her attitude towards winning. If we say she hopes to win, that can convey the idea of a state of mind — a stative condition that simply acknowledges the idea of winning.

However, saying she is hoping she wins can convey the idea that she is excited about it, thinks about it, and is looking forward to the competition because she believes she will win.

Which word is used can very much depend on how she behaves, or how we perceive her behavior; whether is in a calm state, or a bit more of an excited condition.

Very good explanation!

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надежда, упование, чаяние, лощина, надеяться, уповать, предвкушать

существительное

- надежда; чаяние

- тот, на кого возлагают надежды; что-л. многообещающее

he was the hope of his school — он был надеждой школы, школа возлагала на него надежды
the navy was the great hope of the allies — союзники в основном полагались на флот

- то, что надеются получить; желание; мечта

my great hope was a bicycle for Christmas — я очень надеялся получить велосипед в подарок к рождеству

- упование

to hope against hope — надеяться вопреки всему; не терять надежды в безнадёжном положении

- небольшой узкий залив, фьорд
- лощина, ущелье

глагол

- надеяться

to hope for smth. — надеяться на что-л.
to hope for the best — надеяться на счастливый исход /на лучшее/
to hope on — продолжать надеяться; не терять надежды
we are still hoping — мы ещё не потеряли надежды
I hope so — надеюсь (что да /что это верно, что так и будет/)
I hope not — надеюсь, что нет /что это не так, что этого не будет/
hoping to hear from you soon … — надеюсь на скорый ответ; жду ответа (заключительные строки письма)

- ожидать, предвкушать

I hoped for better things from him — я от него ожидал большего

- (in, for) уповать

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Примеры с переводом

Some hope(s)!

Мечтать не вредно!

We were hoping for good weather.

Мы надеялись на хорошую погоду.

She hopes to see them soon.

Она надеется на скорую встречу с ними.

We hope that you are comfortable.

Надеемся, тебе удобно.

We had high hopes for her.

Мы возлагали на неё большие надежды.

I hope he’s awake now.

Я надеюсь, что он не спит сейчас.

I hope to reckon roundly.

Я надеюсь полностью рассчитаться.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Let’s just hope someone finds her bag.

I hope I haven’t kept you from your work.

They don’t have a hope in hell of winning.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

hopeful  — надеющийся, многообещающий, человек, подающий надежды
hopeless  — безнадежный, безвыходный, неисправимый, отчаявшийся

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: hope
he/she/it: hopes
ing ф. (present participle): hoping
2-я ф. (past tense): hoped
3-я ф. (past participle): hoped

noun
ед. ч.(singular): hope
мн. ч.(plural): hopes

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