hopefully
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈhəʊpfəli/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈhoʊpfəli/
Adverb

hopefully

  1. In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]
    • 1993, Alasdair Gray, ‘You’, Ten Tales Tall and True:
      ‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’
  2. (uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]
    Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
Translations Translations
  • German: hoffnungsvoll
  • Portuguese: esperançosamente
  • Russian: надежда



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