Whether he's lying or she's lying remains to be seen, but hopefully, they'll both just sort of slink away.Ī class like this is designed to expose and, hopefully, desensitize a dog to a variety of people and situations in order to teach them that there's nothing to be alarmed about. Hopefully, hopefully, that would be the largest obstacle Evelyn faced in explaining the situation to her. In a hopeful or encouraging manner in a manner to excite hope with ground for expectation of advantage, success. They allow their wearers to move stealthily and, hopefully, safely through the dark.Ī thoroughly healthy, well-balanced, harmonious nature, accepting life as it came, with all its joys and sorrows, and living it beautifully and hopefully, without canker and without uncharity. The height of the wall has now been increased, hopefully allaying any concerns. Jake asked hopefully, reappearing in the bathroom doorway. What we call "heart disease" will become hundreds of individual conditions each with its own cause and, hopefully, cure.Īnd, hopefully, Evelyn never raised her rent, either. Not only does the organization handle the day-to-day contact with the creditors ( hopefully ending those unpleasant phone calls), but by engaging in a DMP they often waive some or even all extra fees and charges for your pre-DMP mess. Gabe looked the same, and hopefully, he wouldn't turn into the riddle-talking sociopath that preceded him. He left all his female kindred either matched with peers of the realm actually, or hopefully with. Look for more segments of Ask the Editor here at the perfect dress for prom hasn't been picked yet and you need to purchase a corsage, go with a neutral color like white so that it hopefully will not clash with any dress color. In such a manner as to raise hope in a promising way. The main complaint about the sentence adverb hopefully was that it was new, but it's not new anymore. The fact is, the language changes just fast enough for us to notice, and when people notice changes, there's often a harsh reaction. A few other sentence adverbs that function in a similar way are interestingly, clearly, luckily, and unfortunately. Disjuncts are an efficient way to comment directly on the content of a sentence. But in, "Frankly, I think your essay needs more work," it modifies a whole sentence, and would be called a sentence adverb or a disjunct. Here it would be called an adverb of manner. In, "You can speak frankly with us," frankly modifies a single word. The fact is, some adverbs can be used in two different ways. Nobody has forgotten what a cookie or a mouse is just because we also use those words with new meanings today. Plenty of words have multiple senses and we all use them without difficulty. Some commentators have even warned that the word's original meaning, in a hopeful manner, would somehow be lost as the newer sense spread. Those who have this particular peeve believe that it's completely illogical or nonsensical to use the word this way. Since the word hopefully originally meant in a hopeful manner, it can't possibly also mean, I hope. The peeve argument usually goes like this: This usage really got on some people's nerves. The surge in popularity brought about a surge of criticism. rather than Britain, and had a kind of explosion of popularity around 1960. Yes, hopefully translation in English - English Reverso dictionary, see also hopeful,hopelessly,Hope,hopefulness, examples, definition, conjugation. This usage really got on some people's nerves. This use of hopefully seems to have started in the U.S. rather than Britain, and had a kind of explosion of popularity around 1960. This use of hopefully seems to have started in the U.S. One we sometimes hear about is the use of the word hopefully to mean, I hope, as in, "Hopefully, it won't rain tomorrow." Welcome to Ask the Editor, I'm Peter Sokolowski,Editor at Large at Merriam-Webster.Įverybody has a pet peeve about English.
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