English Explanatory Dictionary

hope against hope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hope against hope hopes against hope hoping against hope hoped against hope

Etymology

Likely a paraphrase of the first few words of Romans 4:18.

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