Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hope | Yes | No | Yes | No |
want | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hope (noun) | want (noun) |
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one of the three Christian virtues | a specific feeling of desire |
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | anything that is necessary but lacking |
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled | a state of extreme poverty |
a specific instance of feeling hopeful | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered |
hope (verb) | want (verb) |
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intend with some possibility of fulfilment | wish or demand the presence of |
be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes | have need of |
expect and wish | hunt or look for; want for a particular reason |
feel or have a desire for; want strongly | |
be without, lack; be deficient in |