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

  1. adverbIn a hopeful way; with hope.
  2. 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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