hopefully
[ hohp-fuh-lee ]
/ ˈhoʊp fə li /
adverb
in a hopeful manner: We worked hopefully and energetically, thinking we might finish first.
it is hoped; if all goes well: Hopefully, we will get to the show on time.
usage note for hopefully
Although some strongly object to its use as a sentence modifier,
hopefully meaning “it is hoped (that)” has been in use since the 1930s and is fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing:
Hopefully, tensions between the two nations will ease. This use of
hopefully is parallel to that of
certainly, curiously, frankly, regrettably, and other sentence modifiers.
Words nearby hopefully
hope diamond,
hope springs eternal,
hope, bob,
hopeful,
hopeful monster,
hopefully,
hopeh,
hopeless,
hopewell,
hophead,
hopi
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British Dictionary definitions for hopefully
hopefully
/ (ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ) /
adverb
in a hopeful manner
informal
it is hoped
hopefully they will be here soon
usage for hopefully
The use of
hopefully to mean
it is hoped used to be considered incorrect by some people but has now become acceptable in informal contexts