unhoped-for

un·hoped-for

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-hohpt fawr]
- /ʌnˈhoʊpt fɔr/
- /ʌn.ˈhəʊpt fɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-hohpt fawr]
- /ʌnˈhoʊpt fɔr/

Definitions of unhoped-for word

adjective unhoped-for unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped-for piece of good luck. 1
adjective unhoped-for Not expected or imagined. 0

See all 2 definitions of unhoped-for

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Origin of unhoped-for

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; from the phrase hope for; see un-1, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Unhoped-for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unhoped-for

unhoped-for popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.