hopefully

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Scrabble points: 20
Words With Friends: 22
Letters: 9

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊp.fə.li/(UK)

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/ˈhəʊp.fə.li/(UK) · /ˈhoʊp.fə.li/(US)

Definition of hopefully

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

In a hopeful manner.

“‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’”

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adv

In a hopeful manner.

“‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’”
(not-comparable)It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

“Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.”
“She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now.”

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English hopeful Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hopefully From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

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