(uncountable) The
belief or
expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
I still have some hope that I can get to
work on time.
(countable) The actual thing wished for
(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope
We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
(in Christianity) The virtuous
desire for future good
But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1Cor. 13:13)