hoping

/ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

verbhop · ing

When you’re HOPE + ING, you keep the whole word “hope” and just add “-ing” (don’t drop the E!).

Yes, it's hoping. Keep the silent E in hope before adding -ing: hope → hoping.

Definition

  1. verbpresent participle of hope; wanting something to happen and thinking it might happen

Examples

  • “I am hoping we can go to the park after school.”
  • “She kept hoping for good news from the doctor.”
  • “They’re hoping to finish the project by Friday.”

Synonyms

wishingexpectingaspiringyearninglooking forward to

Antonyms

despairing

Translations

ES esperandoPT esperandoFR espérant

Common misspellings

hopinhopppinghoopinghopeinghopinnghopingghopping

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