WordStudy Get the app
EN

hopeful

Believing good things will happen.

Meaning of «hopeful»

adjective

believing good things will happen

She feels hopeful about her exam results this week.

Translation

Translations into 17 languages, audio and every meaning of «hopeful» — in the WordStudy app.

«hopeful» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
···
FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

Learning «hopeful»?

Add it to WordStudy and practise it your way: flashcards, a quiz, matching, spelling — or a quick game. Words you add from YouTube, any text or a photo get the same definition and translation you see here.

QR — App StorePoint your camera — opens App Store

The difference between similar words

giving hope for the future
encouraginggives you more hope or confidenceThe first results are encouraging.
promisingshows signs of future successShe is a promising young singer.
hopefulgiving some hope that things will get betterThere are hopeful signs that prices will fall.
expecting good things
optimisticusually expecting things to go wellHe is optimistic about the future.
hopefulthinking that something good may happenWe are hopeful about the results.
positivethinking about the good side of thingsTry to stay positive.

Word family

hope A1 · verbhopeful B1 · adjectivehopefully B1 · adverbhopeless B1 · adjectivehopelessly C1 · adverbhopelessness C1 · noun

Collections

Emotions & Feelings › Positive Emotions

believing good things will happen