hope not



(I) hope not.

a phrase expressing the desire and wish that something is not so. John: It looks like it's going to rain. Jane: Hope not. John: The Wilsons said they might come over this evening. Jane: I hope not. I've got things to do.
See also: hope, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rabab-Arabic
Dijanadee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian)Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Sushil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Ekrem-Turkish
Ipatiy-Russian (Rare)
Kamala-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali