Hopefully
['həʊpfʊlɪ;-f(ə)lɪ] or ['hopfəli]
Definition
(adv.) it is hoped; 'hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday'.
(adv.) with hope; in a hopeful manner; 'we searched hopefully for a good position'.
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Examples
- I trust the former, answered her father hopefully; but I dread the latter. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I sank back on my pillow after drinking, and the face that looked so hopefully and tenderly upon me was the face of Joe. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Put him in the oven, and maybe he will get warm and revive, said Amy hopefully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Now we lift our eyes up and look hopefully at the distance! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There are plenty of ropes, suggested Crispin hopefully, and if— Right y'are, sir, said Gurt energetically, his one eye flashing with satisfaction. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then as a last thing pitifully and hopefully. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But as my darling answered him thus hopefully, so serene and beautiful, with the help that was to come to her so near--I knew--I knew! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Don't fear, said his wife, hopefully. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I received a few lines from him, after the landing of the expedition in Honduras, written more cheerfully and hopefully than he has written yet. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Doctor examines the dank carcase, and pronounces, not hopefully, that it is worth while trying to reanimate the same. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Presently, as Jo's sobs quieted, he said hopefully, I don't think she will die. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- We're not far from home now, sir, said Gurt hopefully; and Mr Crispin will be at the gate. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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