hoped

verb

Definition of hopednext
past tense of hope
as in wished

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoped
  1. dreamed
  2. intended
  3. looked
  4. proposed
  5. planned
  6. meant
Verb
  • These days, the Grand Canyon State is a vastly different place few could have dreamed of in 1925.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Longtime bowhunter and Hoyt pro staffer Casey Brooks has always dreamed of tagging a world-record elk.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The idea of Ariana Grande being enough of an expert on gay slang to educate Yeoh is patently hilarious, but not in the way that the Golden Globes writers likely intended.
    — James Factora, Them, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of intended
Verb
  • Elle Fanning has simply never looked better.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Better still, Baltimore’s offense looked ready to go for the two-point conversion and steal a win.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of looked
Verb
  • India proposed in July to abolish its 2 percent equalization levy.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Based on these findings, archaeologists have proposed a new theory about Stonehenge’s purpose.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • The volatility cap is working as planned and will, over time, prove even more beneficial to this State.
    — Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The replica model is allegedly being used to demonstrate the accessories Genki has planned for the new Nintendo Switch, including controllers and a docking station, VGC reports.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of planned
Verb
  • Nearly as vital to thriving as fire, a working canoe meant open trade and shipping networks, fishing in deeper waters, and travel to faraway places.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This isn’t meant to denigrate Baez, an intelligent, exquisite artist whose relationship with Dylan might have made a more interesting film.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of meant
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