Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hopeful \Hope"ful\, a.
1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope;
expectant.
[1913 Webster]
Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and
strongly conceited. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of
good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful
prospect. "Hopeful scholars." --Addison. -- {Hope"ful*ly},
adv. -- {Hope"ful*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hopefully \Hope"ful*ly\, adv.
1. In a hopeful manner.
[PJC]
2. I hope; if all goes well; as, hopefully, the dress will be
ready before the party.
Note: Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being
ungrammatical, but it is very common and well
understood. It is usually used to begin a sentence
describing a desired future event.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hopefully
adv 1: with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully
for a good position" [ant: {hopelessly}]
2: it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
