Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with hope in American Collocation
hope
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/hoʊp/
weak
faint
false
forlorn
little
pious
slim
vague
vain
I hope he’s right – although it’s a forlorn hope, I admit.
sincere
earnest
fervent
fond
sincere
My sincere hope is that this petition will help secure a future for the children of this area.
great
best
great
real
There are great hopes for a revolution in cancer treatment in the next few years.
last
last
I choked back a cry, my last hope gone.
damage or destroy hope
dash
dent
destroy
end
extinguish
shatter
Hopes were dashed when plans for a stadium were refused.
create hope
bring
give
offer
raise
Civil resistance offers the one slim hope of avoiding all-out civil war.
have hope
cherish
entertain
harbour
have
The young are supposed to cherish vain hopes and go to the barricades for foolish causes.
lose hope
abandon
give up
lose
At last, he lost heart, and abandoned all hope of escape.
small amount
flicker
gleam
glimmer
ray
spark
When I phoned her I felt as if there was a tiny glimmer of hope.
someone or something that gives hope
beacon
flame
sign
symbol
She had been a symbol of hope for the world.