Function
Hope
Hope noun - The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled.
How words are described
| old | old function | old hope |
| original | original function | original hope |
| single | single function | single hope |
| actual | actual function | actual hope |
| Other adjectives: real, hard, little, main, important, sole, apparent. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- She's able to function fine on this amount of sleep and also doesn't need to eat at all, so it's a reasonable hope.
Source: The Sleepless - Hope Spot: Chris is the living personification of the Hope Spot trope, as his only function seems to be to let Hope know a little seemingly genuine happiness, which doesn't last long.
Source: Literature / Fear Hall - If the present ruler finds out about my coup, either through my less than subtle opines indicating I would be a better ruler, repeated failed attempts to usurp said ruler, or a combination there of, I will make sure I am damn good at my job so that the ruler cannot hope to function without me.
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