# hoping

Pronunciation: say "HOH-ping" US /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/, UK /ˈhəʊpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of hope. — present participle and gerund of hope
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of hope. Use this -ing form when the wishing is happening now.
   - _Hoping for a better harvest, the farmers planted their seeds early._
   - _The committee is hoping to finalize the budget by Friday._

## Adjective

2. Full of hope, or tending to inspire hope in others. *(rare)*
   - Simple: Feeling hope, or making other people feel hope.
   - _Her hoping words lifted the spirits of everyone in the room._
   - _The crowd's hoping cheers grew louder as the runner neared the finish line._

## Origin

Formed from "hope" plus the suffix "-ing." It is cognate with German "Hoffnung" ("hope").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hoping (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).