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Hopefully

//ˈhoʊp.fə.li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a hopeful manner.

    "‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’"

  2. 2
    It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. not-comparable

    "Hopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show."

Adverb
  1. 1
    it is hoped wordnet
  2. 2
    with hope; in a hopeful manner wordnet

Etymology

From hopeful + -ly. The use as a sentence adverb first gained currency in the United States and has been explained as a possible calque of German hoffentlich.

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