hopefully
adverb
hopeĀ·fulĀ·ly
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Definition of hopefully
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Examples of hopefully in a Sentence
They gazed up at us hopefully.
Hopefully, things will get better soon.
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And then what happens, hopefully, is that the reader is one layer up from there, and canāt quite get all the way down to the bottom of all the idioms and expressions. — Ryan Chapman, Longreads, "āNobody in This Book Is Going to Catch a Breakā: TĆ©a Obreht on āInlandā," 28 Aug. 2019 After all, regardless of style, everyone's living space is bound to have most of the same items: sofa, TV (ugh), coffee table, hopefully some art or a good plant. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "This Tete-A-Tete Is So Good, You'll Forget Your Sofa Existed," 27 Aug. 2019 And hopefully, young artists or kids with musical dreams will read this and learn about how to better protect themselves in a negotiation. — Elana Rubin, Teen Vogue, "Taylor Swift Confirmed She Will Start Re-Recording Her Old Songs in 2020," 22 Aug. 2019 Burroughs second-year coach Rand Holdren feels if his team can get to the playoffs, being in such a low division, the team could make some noise and hopefully be able to advance a few rounds in the postseason. — Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader, "Football Preview: Burroughs hoping bounce-back will lead to playoff berth," 16 Aug. 2019 Though none involved a real-life game of Frogger, hopefully. 'Good Boys,' 3 stars Director: Gene Stupnitsky Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon. — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, "Review: Smells like 'tween' spirit in 'Good Boys'," 15 Aug. 2019 The drugs will be made available to more patients in the DRC, hopefully saving lives as the current outbreak continues. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "An Ebola Drug Trial Ended Early Because It Was So Successful. That Could Change How Doctors Handle Future Outbreaks," 13 Aug. 2019 That is quite a violation of due process, and hopefully the courts will strike down this provision. — Thomas Massie, National Review, "āRed Flagā Laws Are the Wrong Solution to Mass Shootings," 12 Aug. 2019 The only certainty about gun violence is that there will be another mass shooting or other loss of innocent life thanks to guns, hopefully, this time not before this essay is published. — Thembi Ford, Essence, "Mass Shootings In America: We Have To Do Something About Guns," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hopefully.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hopefully
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of hopefully
: in a hopeful manner
: it is hoped : I hope : we hope
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