hope

[US]/həʊp/
[UK]/hop/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. tumaini; imani; subira
vt. kuomba; kutarajia
vi. kuomba; kuamini; kutazamia
Word Forms
Present Participlehoping
Pluralhopes
Past Participlehoped
Third Person Singularhopes
Past Tensehoped

Phrases & Collocations

hope springs eternal

matumaini yanaishi daima

never lose hope

usipoteze matumaini kamwe

hope for

kuomba matumaini

in hopes of

kwa matumaini ya

only hope

matumaini pekee

last hope

matumaini ya mwisho

project hope

mradi wa matumaini

hope to do

kuomba kufanya

in hope of

kwa matumaini ya

hope project

mradi wa matumaini

good hope

matumaini mema

false hope

matumaini ya uongo

bob hope

bob hope

white hope

matumaini nyeupe

beyond hope

bado matumaini

forlorn hope

matumaini yaliyopotea

hold out hope

kuweka matumaini

hope against hope

kuomba matumaini dhidi ya matumaini

hope diamond

almasi ya matumaini

Example Sentences

the gleam of hope vanished.

Mwanga wa tumaini uliondoa.

their only hope is surgery.

Tumaini lao pekee ni upasuaji.

I hope to be on a percentage.

Natumai nitakuwa katika asilimia.

All hope was extinct.

Tumaini lolote limeisha.

implant hope in the mind

Panda tumaini akilini.

not a ray of hope left.

Hakuna mwanga wowote wa tumaini uliosalia.

He's in the hope of success.

Yeye yuko katika tumaini la kufanikiwa.

Hope is the antithesis of despair.

Tumaini ni kinyume na uchumbaji.

faith, hope, and charity.

Amani, tumaini, na hisani.

hope to win salvation hereafter.

Natumai kushinda wokovu baadaye.

the team's only hope for victory.

tumaini pekee la timu kwa ushindi.

the hope that remains unconfessed.

Tumaini ambalo haliibuki.

I cannot but hope that...;

Siwezi kusaidia bali kuomba kwamba...;

We hope for an early answer.

Tunatumai kupata jibu mapema.

I hope to go to college.

Natumai kuenda chuo kikuu.

I hope to qualify as a doctor.

Natumai kukidhi vigezo kama daktari.

I hope that tonight will be dry.

Natumai usiku huu utakuwa kavu.

to vacillate between hope and fear

Kuvuruga kati ya tumaini na hofu.

We hope for an early spring.

Tunatumai kuja kwa chemseme mapema.

Real-world Examples

For the diverse nations of the world, this is our hope.

Kwa mataifa mbalimbali ya dunia, tumaini letu ni hili.

Source: Trump's United Nations Speech 2017

I hope you liked it, and I hope you learned something.

Natumai uliipenda, na natumai ulijifunza kitu.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

I hope you will. I hope you can.

Natumai utafanya. Natumai utaweza.

Source: Our Day Season 2

Find the hope in the unexpected.

Tafuta tumaini katika mshangao.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

Arnold found Hollywood less receptive than he had hoped.

Arnold aligundua Hollywood haikuwa karibuni kama alivyotumaini.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The skilful Italians soon thwarted any hope of English victory.

Waisitolia kutoka Italia walizuia tumaini lolote la ushindi wa Kiingereza.

Source: BBC Listening December 2016 Collection

There was no hope for him. Buck was inexorable.

Hakuwezi na tumaini kwake. Buck hakumshindishi.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Probably a lot less than you hope.

Labda kidogo sana kuliko unavyotumaini.

Source: Science in Life

What outcome are you hoping for here?

Unatarajia matokeo yapi hapa?

Source: the chair

One man's mental blackout ruined the last hope of two nations.

Ulemavu wa akili wa mtu mmoja uliharibu tumaini la mwisho la mataifa mawili.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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