in the hope of



in the hope of

With the expectation, intention, or desire of (something or something happening). He strove to be well-behaved in prison, in the hope of an early release. I'm being extra nice to my sister all through December, in the hope of getting a new video game for Christmas.
See also: hope, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thucydidesthoo-SID-ə-deez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jankin-Medieval English
Lan-Chinese, Vietnamese
Edgardoed-GAHR-doSpanish, Italian
ZalmonZAL-mən (English)Biblical
Ylli-Albanian