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hopefully

[ hohp-fuh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a hopeful manner:

    We worked hopefully and energetically, thinking we might finish first.

  2. it is hoped; if all goes well:

    Hopefully, we will get to the show on time.



hopefully

/ ˈəʊʊɪ /

adverb

  1. in a hopeful manner
  2. informal.
    it is hoped

    hopefully they will be here soon

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

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.
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Usage

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hopefully1

First recorded in 1630–40; hopeful + -ly
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Example Sentences

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Woodward says after the Alex Theatre showing on Saturday, he and Gurr plan to tour the film, visiting other locations around Southern California and hopefully a trip to Florida for the Walt Disney World crowd.

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"It would be a massive honour to, hopefully, be in that ballpark of people who have achieved amazing things," says Yee.

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“I’m glad that they are at least pausing and hopefully ultimately ending their elephant program,” she said.

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"The one thing they didn't do last time, which was a mistake, was they didn't sign a proper centre-forward. This time around hopefully they've learned their lesson there. That would be my first business."

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“As a player, you’re like ‘please, please, please, hopefully, everything works out,’ because of the effect and influence that he’s had on this organization and on me specifically,” safety Quentin Lake said.

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