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to hope for the best

to hope for the best
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hohp fawr stressed th ee best]
    • /tu hoʊp fɔr stressed ði bɛst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too hohp fawr stressed th ee best]
    • /tu hoʊp fɔr stressed ði bɛst/

Definition of to hope for the best words

  • phrase to hope for the best If you are in a difficult situation and do something and hope for the best, you hope that everything will happen in the way you want, although you know that it may not. 0

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Parts of speech for To hope for the best

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to hope for the best popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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