to be hopeful

Definition of to be hopeful in English English dictionary
hopeful: Feeling hope
I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
hopeful: Somebody who is hoping for success or victory
Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.
hopeful: Inspiring hope
hopeful: {a} full of expectation, promising, good
hopeful: {s} promising, favorable; showing hope; full of hope, optimistic
hopeful: Feeling or inspiring hope
hopeful: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
hopeful: Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect
hopeful: Until a candidate has been officially nominated by a party, he is considered a "hopeful"
hopeful: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
hopeful: an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
hopeful: {i} person who shows promise of future success; one who aspires to a certain office or position, candidate
hopeful: A hopeful action is one that you do in the hope that you will get what you want to get. We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave
hopeful: Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant
hopeful: The companion of Christian after the death of Faithful (Bunyan: Pilgrim's Progress )
hopeful: If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen. I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly + hopefully hope·ful·ly `Am I welcome?' He smiled hopefully, leaning on the door
hopeful: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
hopeful: If you refer to someone as a hopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition. His soccer skills continue to be put to good use in his job as football coach to young hopefuls. someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc
hopeful: If something such as a sign or event is hopeful, it makes you feel that what you want to happen will happen. The result of the election in is yet another hopeful sign that peace could come to the Middle East