Usually means: With optimism for a desired outcome.
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We found 26 dictionaries that define the word hopefully:

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  1. hopefully: Merriam-Webster
  2. hopefully: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hopefully: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hopefully: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hopefully: Vocabulary.com
  6. Hopefully, hopefully: Wordnik
  7. hopefully: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. hopefully: Wiktionary
  9. hopefully: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. hopefully: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. hopefully: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. hopefully: Dictionary.com
  13. hopefully: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Hopefully: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. hopefully: Rhymezone
  16. hopefully: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. hopefully: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. hopefully: FreeDictionary.org
  19. hopefully: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. hopefully: TheFreeDictionary.com
  21. Hopefully: World Wide Words
  22. hopefully: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. hopefully: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Hopefully: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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▸ adverb:  In a hopeful manner.
▸ adverb:  (not comparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.

Similar:
hopingly, optimistically, unhopefully, hopeably, wishfully, promisingly, expectantly, encouragingly, fortunately, pessimistically, more...

Opposite:
pessimistically, doubtfully, despairingly, cynically, bleakly

Phrases:
ask hopefully, asked hopefully, waiting hopefully, hopefully comforting, say hopefully, more...

Colors:
    sky blue,     mint green,     pastel yellow,     lavender,     peach, more...



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Similar:
hopingly, optimistically, unhopefully, hopeably, wishfully, promisingly, expectantly, encouragingly, fortunately, pessimistically, more...

Opposite:
pessimistically, doubtfully, despairingly, cynically, bleakly

Phrases:
ask hopefully, asked hopefully, waiting hopefully, hopefully comforting, say hopefully, said hopefully, more...

Colors:
    sky blue,     mint green,     pastel yellow,     lavender,     peach, more...



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