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• cherish the hope — nurture hope, nurture expectations …   English contemporary dictionary

• cherish — [cher′ish] vt. [ME cherischen < extended stem of OFr cherir < cher, dear < L carus: see CHARITY] 1. to hold dear; feel or show love for [to cherish one s family] 2. to take good care of; protect; foster [to cherish one s rights] 3. to… …   English World dictionary

• cherish — cher|ish [ˈtʃerıʃ] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: cherir, from chier dear , from Latin carus] 1.) if you cherish something, it is very important to you ▪ He was a man who cherished his privacy. ▪ I still cherish the memory of that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Confidence Nouns 1. hope[s], desire; trust, confidence, optimism, reliance, faith, belief; assurance, secureness, security; reassurance. See safety. 2. (omen of hope) good omen or auspices, promise; good …   English dictionary for students

• Cherish (album) — Cherish Studio album by David Cassidy Released February 1972 (U.S. Bell 6070) March 1972 (UK Bells 2 …   Wikipedia

• Hope — • The desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hope     Hope     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hope — Hope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoping}.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd {Hope}.] 1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hope — (h[=o]p), v. t. 1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of. [1913 Webster] We hope no other from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hope — [n] longing; dream achievement, ambition, anticipation, aspiration, assumption, belief, bright side*, buoyancy, castles in air*, concern, confidence, daydream, dependence, desire, endurance, expectancy, expectation, faith, fancy, fool’s paradise* …   New thesaurus

• cherish — ► VERB 1) protect and care for lovingly. 2) have (a hope or ambition) over a long period. ORIGIN Old French cherir, from cher dear …   English terms dictionary

• hope — I n. 1) to arouse, inspire, stir up hope 2) to raise smb. s hopes 3) to express, voice a hope 4) to cherish, entertain, nurse a hope 5) to pin, place, put one s hopes on 6) to dash, deflate, dispel; thwart smb. s hopes 7) to abandon, give up hope …   Combinatory dictionary