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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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hopefully1

First recorded in 1630–40; hopeful + -ly
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"That means in the fog of war, we do not know what will come next. I believe this kind of tit-for-tat would last for maybe one or two months – hopefully not more than three months."

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Toledo, Cincinnati and hopefully Denver and New York, renting theaters and selling tickets themselves.

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"We definitely see parts of their game we can attack and go after and hopefully ruffle a few feathers."

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“This will hopefully give them some measure of closure and the ability to move on with their lives.”

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She “died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring husbands and her many dogs,” the “Crossing Delancey” star said Tuesday on social media.

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