hoped-for
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Definition
Adjective Describing something that is desired, anticipated, or looked forward to with hope. It refers to an outcome or event that one wishes will happen or be realized.
Usage
The adjective "hoped-for" is used attributively, meaning it is placed directly before a noun to describe it. It is a compound adjective formed by combining the past participle "hoped" with the preposition "for." It is typically hyphenated.
Examples
- The team celebrated their hoped-for victory.
- The hoped-for economic recovery has not yet materialized.
- After years of research, the scientist finally achieved the hoped-for result.
- The hoped-for rain finally arrived, ending the long drought.
Advanced Usage
- "Long-hoped-for": A common intensifier where "long" is added to emphasize a duration of anticipation.
- The reunion was a long-hoped-for event for the family.
Variants and Related Words
- Hope (verb/noun): The root word, meaning to want something to happen or to be true (verb), or the feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen (noun).
- We hope for a better future. (verb)
- Do not give up hope. (noun)
- Hopeful (adjective): Feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.
- She was hopeful about the interview.
- Hopefully (adverb): In a hopeful manner; or, it is hoped (used as a sentence adverb).
- He waited hopefully for the news.
Synonyms
- Anticipated: Expected or predicted.
- Desired: Wanted or wished for.
- Expected: Regarded as likely to happen.
- Longed-for: Wished for intensely, especially for a long time.
- Prospective: Expected or expecting to be something particular in the future.
Antonyms
- Unanticipated: Not expected or predicted.
- Unexpected: Not regarded as likely to happen; surprising.
- Unforeseen: Not anticipated or predicted.
- Unhoped-for: Not hoped for or expected (often used in a positive sense for a pleasant surprise).
Adjective
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