hopefully

adverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈhəʊp.fə.li//
United States//ˈhoʊp.fə.li//

In a hopeful manner.

adverb

1
In a hopeful manner.
‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’
2
It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.
Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.
She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English hopeful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hopefully From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

Forms

comparative: more hopefully
superlative: most hopefully

hope · To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation…Hope · A female given name from English from the virtue, like Faith…hopeful · feeling hope

hopefully · In a hopeful manner.

hopeless · Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.hopelessly · In a manner showing no hope hoping · Filled with or inspiring hope.

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