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present participle and gerund of hope quotations examples
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Timothy 3:13
The miserable man cast a wistful look towards the east, hoping to see the first faint streaks of day.
1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume III, London: Chapman & Hall, […], chapter 18
comparative more hoping, superlative most hoping
(rare) Filled with or inspiring hope.