hopefully
/ˈhoʊp.fəl.i/
adverbhope · ful · ly
Think: "I HOPE I’m FULLY ready" → hope + ful + ly = hopefully.
Yes, it's hopefully. Don’t drop the second L: it’s hope + ful + ly (…fully → …fully).
Definitions
- adverbIn a hopeful way; with hope.
- adverbUsed to say you want something to happen or be true.
Examples
- “She waited hopefully for the test results.”
- “Hopefully, the rain will stop before the game starts.”
- “He looked hopefully toward the door when he heard footsteps.”
Synonyms
optimisticallyexpectantlywith hopeconfidentlybrightly
Antonyms
hopelesslypessimistically
Translations
ES con suerte / ojaláPT esperançosamente / tomaraFR avec espoir / espérons-le
Common misspellings
hopefulyhopfullyhopfulyhopefulllyhopefulleyhopefulLyhopeful-ly
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