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həup 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) håpe2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) håp2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) håp, utvei, redning3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) håp, forhåpning•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopeshåp--------håpeIsubst. \/həʊp\/1) håp2) forhåpning, forventning3) ( gammeldags) tillitbe beyond hope være håpløsdet er ikke håp for ham lenger \/ han er helt håpløsforlorn hope meget svakt håp, fåfengt håp halsløst foretagende forklaring: frontsoldater med liten sjanse til å overleve, selvmordspatrulje siste fortvilet forsøkgreat with hope ( om person) lovendehave a hope to do something ha håp om å gjøre noehave hope in sette sin lit tilhope of håp omhope springs eternal in the human breast ( ordspråk) så lenge det er liv er det håplive in hope leve i håpetlive in hopes of ha håp om, håpe pånot a hope ( hverdagslig) null tjangs, aldri i verdenraise somebody's hopes vekke forhåpninger hos noen, vekke forventninger hos noenset one's hopes on somebody sette sitt håp til noensome hope (uttrykk for vantro, pessimisme) null tjangs, aldri i verdenhvis det er det han tror, lurer han seg selva youth of great hopes en ung og lovende personIIverb \/həʊp\/håpejeg håper jeg får gjøre det snart \/ jeg håper jeg får gjort det snartjeg håper å få se det \/ jeg har håp om å få se dethope against hope håpe tross alt, klamre seg til håpethope for the best håpe det bestehope in God sette sitt håp til Gud, sette sin lit til Gud, fortrøste seg til Gudhoping to hear from you i forventning om å få høre fra deg, jeg håper å høre fra deg (hilsen i brev)I hope not det håper jeg ikke, jeg håper ikke detI hope so jeg håper det, det håper jeg
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Forlorn hope — is a military term that comes from the Dutch verloren hoop , literally lost heap , and adapted as lost troop . [ Oxford English Dictionary : forlorn hope] [cite book last = Kilian first = Cornelius authorlink = :nl:Cornelius Kiliaan coauthors =… … Wikipedia
Forlorn Hope — ist ein militärischer Begriff, der sich aus dem niederländischen Begriff „verloren hoop“ ableitet, nicht aus dem Englischen. Gemeint ist damit der sogenannte „verlorene Haufen“, was im weiteren, ins Englische übertragenen Sinne „lost heap“… … Deutsch Wikipedia
forlorn hope — n. [altered < Du verloren hoop, lit., lost group < verloren, pp. of verliezen, to lose (akin to FORLORN) + hoop, a band, group; akin to HEAP] 1. a group of soldiers detached from the main group for a very dangerous mission 2. a desperate… … English World dictionary
forlorn hope — ► forlorn hope a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [ORIGIN: from Dutch verloren hoop lost troop , originally denoting a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive.] Main Entry: ↑forlorn … English terms dictionary
forlorn hope — now means only ‘a faint hope, an enterprise which has little hope of success’, but its form has nothing to do with the English word hope. It was a 16c adaptation of Dutch verloren hoop, literally meaning ‘lost troop’, and in English originally… … Modern English usage
forlorn hope — forlorn′ hope′ n. 1) a perilous or desperate enterprise 2) a vain hope 3) Obs. a group of soldiers assigned to perform some unusually dangerous service • Etymology: 1530–40 … From formal English to slang
forlorn hope — index pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
forlorn hope — noun /fəˌlɔːnˈhəʊp/ a) A small troop picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party. Arnold, therefore, as usual with him, led the forlorn hope, marching about one hundred yards before the main body. b) Any dangerous or… … Wiktionary
forlorn hope — a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled. [C16: from Du. verloren hoop lost troop , orig. denoting a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive.] → forlorn … English new terms dictionary
Forlorn Hope — ♦ Assault or storming party with little hope of success, or if successful, little hope of survival. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 248) … Medieval glossary
forlorn hope — 1. a perilous or desperate enterprise. 2. a vain hope. 3. Obs. a group of soldiers assigned to perform some unusually dangerous service. [1530 40; folk etymological alter. of D verloren hoop lit., lost troop] * * * … Universalium