hopefully
//ˈhəʊp.fə.li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more hopefully
- Superlative
- most hopefully
Definitions
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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2900
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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