expect, hope, look mean to await some occurrence or outcome.
expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning.
expects to be finished by Tuesday
hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen.
hopes to find a job soon
look, with to, implies assurance that expectations will be fulfilled
looks to a tidy profit from the sale
; with for it implies less assurance and suggests an attitude of expectancy and watchfulness.
look for rain when the wind shifts to the northeast
Example Sentences
Verb No one knows yet if anyone survived the crash. At this point, we can only hope. I hope you're feeling better soon. That's what she hoped would happen. Let's hope that the strike ends soon. I hope I haven't bored you. Everyone in your family is well, I hope. Noun When they started their life together, they were young and full of hope. Rescuers have not yet abandoned hope that more survivors will be found. The drug has brought hope to thousands of sufferers. We allowed ourselves to entertain hopes that the crisis would end soon. The goal raised the hopes of the team. The hope is that there will be a settlement soon. The lawyers do not want to raise false hopes of an early settlement. He told them the truth with the hope that they would understand. He had little hope of attending college. The latest reports hold out hope for a possible end to this crisis. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The big question is what will happen in November, when Democrats hope to protect their fragile majorities in the House and Senate from a resurgent GOP. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Some Democrats believe, or at least want to hope, that this is sort of a Republican last gasp. Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 Keeping that story alive is of critical importance to leaders in the city, who hope the national attention can help garner the resources to address Jackson’s decades-long infrastructure struggles.Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Nuccio, who also serves on the Town Council in addition to representing Tolland, Ashford and Willington in the House, issued a statement expressing hope the incident will give people pause. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 There is also still hope that Griner will be part of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia. Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Heine Brothers' employees hope to sit with the company soon and negotiate better salaries, flexible work hours and additional workplace changes, employee Gami Ray said in the release.The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 The rescuers hope to reach the camp by midnight and continue upwards the next morning at dawn, the ministry said. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 What are some of the things that give you hope these days? Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2022
Noun
Federer, who will say goodbye at the Laver Cup exhibition in London next week, underwent knee surgery last year in the faint hope of returning to the pro circuit for a last hurrah. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Rescue crews, meanwhile, continued to dig through the ruins in hope of finding survivors. Omar Akour, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Alan’s captor turns out to be one of his patients, Sam (Domhnall Gleeson), who’s brought his therapist home for a prolonged session in the hope that Strauss can rid him of his compulsion to kill people. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 Truss has repeatedly promised to cut taxes, rather than raise them, in the hope of reviving the ailing economy. Anna Cooban, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 This ominous tale finds Jeff McQuitty's lovelorn Sam accompanying Koko Marshall's Avery on a weekend away at a lakeside abode in the hope of getting out of the friend zone and into his pal's bed. Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022 With this the final update on the matter going into the festival, many eyes were on the press conference in the hope that it would be addressed by Wilde. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 This year teams will travel across Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, South America and North America in the hope of winning the $250,000 prize money and a brand new car. Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The aircraft have been shooting silver iodide flares into the atmosphere, also in the hope of prompting precipitation.WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Old English hopian; akin to Middle High German hoffen to hope