[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hopefully.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / hopefully

[← H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/)

# hopefully

«hopefully» in Mova's school dictionary: **hoped that; if things go well: hopefully it won't rain…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (hopefully)

### meaning for a pupil

1) It is hoped that; if things go well: hopefully it won't rain tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#m1)

2) In a hopeful way, wishing for something: the dog looked at me hopefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday talk «hopefully» begins sentences about wishes for the future. In stories it describes a character's hopeful look or voice. In writing lessons, the second sense helps «show, don't tell». Phrases: hopefully not, hopefully soon.

### examples

- Hopefully we'll win the match on Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x1)
- The dog looked hopefully at my sandwich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x2)
- «Will it snow?» «Hopefully!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x3)
- Hopefully the bus won't be late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x4)
- She asked hopefully if she could stay up late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x5)
- Hopefully, my cold will be better by Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/#x6)

### note

Some old grammar books said «hopefully» must only mean «in a hopeful way»; today the meaning «it is hoped» is completely normal and accepted. Spelling: double l (hopeful + ly).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hopefully» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hopefully/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.