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Word entry · 9 letters

hopefully

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"It is hoped"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈhəʊp.fə.li/Part of speech adverbSorted efhllopuyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. In a hopeful way; also used to mean it is hoped.

Word origin

From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

Used in a sentence

  • ‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’
  • Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
  • She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now.

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