hoped (for)

verb

past tense of hope (for)
as in expected
to believe in the future occurrence of (something) he was hoping for an A in English

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  1. expected
  2. anticipated
  3. awaited
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  • The launch of Tacoma's assembly to Texas is expected to take about four years.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Some 40 or 50 million viewers were expected to tune in; how many of them watched for the first time?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of expected
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  • Listening carefully has also revealed opportunities the company never anticipated.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • It is anticipated the 16-year-old will move to a professional contract upon turning 17 in January 2027.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of anticipated
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  • Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The Paris-Saclay Hospital has now ordered its own ice machine, eagerly awaited in the emergency department for a future attack of sizzling heat.
    — John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of awaited
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