"hopeful" meaning in English

See hopeful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhoʊpfəl/ [US], /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopeful.wav [UK] Forms: hopeful [positive], more hopeful [comparative], most hopeful [superlative]
Etymology: hope + -ful Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hopeful person wishes that something could happen.
    Sense id: simple-hopeful-en-adj-1ZDlEblz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful

Noun

IPA: /ˈhoʊpfəl/ [US], /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopeful.wav [UK] Forms: hopeful [singular], hopefuls [plural]
Etymology: hope + -ful Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hopeful is a person that wishes to win or be victorious at something.
    Sense id: simple-hopeful-en-noun-8yuIrLmq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ful
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