in the hope that

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in the hope that

With the expectation, intention, or desire that (something will happen). He strove to be well-behaved in prison, in the hope that he would be let out early on parole. I'm being extra nice to my sister all through December, in the hope that Santa will bring me a new video game for Christmas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lajos	LAW-yosh	Hungarian
Wayna	-	Native American, Quechua
Gunn	-	Norwegian
Viggo	VIG-go (Swedish)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Shyamal	-	Bengali
Annelie	AH-ne-lee (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish