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adj. thinking that sth good will happen VERBS be, feel, seem, sound I feel quite hopeful that a peaceful solution will be found. | become, get Don't get too hopeful. We may not be able to go. | remain The police remained hopeful that she would be found alive. ADV. extremely, very | almost | fairly, pretty, quite | eternally Only Janet, eternally hopeful, thought it was worth trying again. PREP. about She was not very hopeful about her situation. | of The police are quite hopeful of catching the thieves. making you think that sth good will happen VERBS be, look, seem Things aren't looking very hopeful at the moment. ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite There are some fairly hopeful signs of recovery in the US market.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary