"hopefully" meaning in All languages combined

See hopefully on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈhoʊpfəli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopefully.wav [UK]
Etymology: hopeful + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hopeful|ly}} hopeful + -ly
  1. You use hopefully to show what you want to happen.
    Sense id: simple-hopefully-en-adv-mFvG58Z5
  2. If someone does something hopefully, they do it with hope.
    Sense id: simple-hopefully-en-adv-BfiKalwo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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          "text": "She looked at him hopefully when he opened the envelope."
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