hope

hope
A desire; an expectation. A precatory word; the equivalent of a command or direction in a will where coming from a testator who has the power to command. Pembroke Academy v Epsom School Dist. 75 NH 408, 75 A 100. A term of the old English for valley.

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  • Hope — steht für: HOPE (Ausschuss), Vereinigung der europäischen Krankenhäuser Hope (Familienname), ein Familienname Hope (Film), ein US amerikanischer Film Hope (Kelly Family), ein Charity Album der Kelly Family Hope (Programmiersprache), eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hope — • The desire of something together with the expectation of obtaining it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hope     Hope     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Hope & Co. — Hope Co. is the name of a famous Dutch bank that spanned two and a half centuries. Though the founders were Scotsmen, the bank was located in Amsterdam, and at the close of the 18th century it had offices in London as well.Early daysSix of eight… …   Wikipedia

  • HOPE VI — is a major HUD plan meant to revitalize the absolute worst public housing projects into mixed income developments.cite web |url= http://www.newurbannews.com/hopeVI.html|title= Hope VI funds new urban neighborhoods|accessdate=2007 07 26 |publisher …   Wikipedia

  • HOPE-X — HOPE est un projet japonais d avion spatial expérimental conçu dans le cadre d un partenariat entre la NASDA et le NAL (qui font tous deux maintenant partie de la JAXA). Le projet, lancé dans les années 1980, a été considéré durant une grande… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hope — Hope, AK U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska Population (2000): 137 Housing Units (2000): 175 Land area (2000): 51.703701 sq. miles (133.911964 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.081422 sq. miles (0.210883 sq. km) Total area (2000): 51.785123 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hope UK — is a national Christian charity located at 25(f) Copperfield Street, London, England which is dedicated to educating children and young people about the perils of drug and alcohol abuse.It began as the Band of Hope in 1847 in Leeds, to teach and… …   Wikipedia

  • HOPE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hope est un mot voulant dire espoir en anglais. Il peut aussi être utilisé comme prénom féminin. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hope — Hope, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under {Forlorn}.] 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hope X — ist ein ehemaliges Raumgleiterprojekt der ehemaligen japanischen Raumfahrtagentur NASDA (National Space Development Agency) in Zusammenarbeit mit National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL). Inzwischen wurden beide Organisationen in der Japan… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hope — [hōp] n. [ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.] 1. a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation 2. the thing that one has a hope for 3. a reason for hope 4. a person or thing on which one may base… …   English World dictionary

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