Difference between Hope and Promise

HOPE vs PROMISE: NOUN

That which gives hope; one who or that which furnishes ground of expectation or promise of desired good; promise.
The object of hope; the thing hoped for.
One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.
Confidence in a future event, or in the future disposition or conduct of some person; trust, especially a high or holy trust.
Expectation, without reference to desire; prognostication.
Synonyms Reliance, dependence.
A sloping plain between mountain ridges.
A small bay; an inlet; a haven.
A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.
One of the three Christian virtues
Expectation of something desired; desire accompanied by expectation.
A mound; a hill. [Prov. Eng.] This word occurs in several place-names, as Easthope, Kirkhope, Stanhope, etc.
A hollow; a valley; especially, the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth green slopes: nearly equivalent to comb.
The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
The longing or desire for something accompanied by the belief in the possibility of its occurrence.
An instance of such longing or desire.
An inlet; a small bay; a haven.
Trust; confidence.
The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.
A source of or reason for such longing or desire.
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
The actual thing wished for.
A person or thing that is a source of hope.
The virtuous desire for future good.
A specific instance of feeling hopeful
That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
An oath or affirmation; a vow.
Synonyms Assurance, Promise, Engagement, Pledge, Covenant. These words are arranged in the order of strength; it would be dishonorable to fail to keep what even the weakest of them expresses. The formality and solemnity of each are proportioned to its strength. A covenant is a mutual obligation; the others are not. Each of them may be either spoken or written, but the written is generally more formal, and may have greater legal obligation.
A promise made without seal, either orally or in writing, as distinguished from one made under seal, which is technically called a covenant.
That which is promised; fulfilment or grant of what is promised.
That which affords a ground or basis for hope or for expectation of future excellence or distinction: as, a youth of great promise.
Ground or basis of expectation; earnest: pledge.
A declaration in reference to the future, whether written or verbal, made by one person to another, purporting to assure the latter that the former will do or forbear from a specified act, or cause it to be done or refrained from; a declaration intended to give to the person to whom it is made assurance of his right to expect from the promisor the thing promised; especially, a declaration that something shall be done or given for the benefit of the promisee or another.
Indication of future excellence or success.
Indication of something favorable to come; expectation.
Something promised.
A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

HOPE vs PROMISE: ADJECTIVE

In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act.
An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.
That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction.
Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.

HOPE vs PROMISE: VERB

Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
Intend with some possibility of fulfilment
Expect and wish
To want something to happen.
To expect and wish.

To commit to something or action; to make an oath; make a vow.
Give grounds for expectations
Make a prediction about; tell in advance
Promise to undertake or give
Make a promise or commitment
To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.

HOPE vs PROMISE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To wish for a particular event that one considers possible.
To have confidence; trust.
To desire and consider possible: : expect.
To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.
To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for.

To commit oneself by a promise to do or give; pledge.
To afford a basis for expecting.
To make a declaration assuring that something will or will not be done.
To afford a basis for expectation.
To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.

HOPE vs PROMISE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To expect; to fear.
To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

To be assured; to have strong confidence.
To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage
To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of.
To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow
See Land of promise, under Land.

HOPE vs PROMISE: OTHER WORD TYPES

To have confidence; trust with earnest expectation of good.
To desire with expectation; look forward to as desirable, with the expectation of obtaining: with a clause (with or without that) or, less commonly, a noun as object.
[Hope is also loosely used as synonymous with desire, long for, or wish.]
To expect; regard as likely to happen: not implying desire: with a clause as object.
To imagine; have an impression; think: with an effect of irony: as, I hope I know what I am talking about.
Have hopes
Be full of hope
Be optimistic
To entertain or indulge an expectation of something desired.
(idiom) (hope against hope) To hope with little reason or justification.

To afford hopes or expectations; give ground for expecting satisfactory or agreeable results.
To assure one by a promise! or binding declaration.
Synonyms To assure, engage, covenant. See the noun.
To make as promisor; be the promisor in.
To assure.
To afford reason to expect: as, the year promises a good harvest; the clouds promise rain.
To make a promise of; engage to do, give, grant, or procure for some one; especially, to engage that some benefit shall be conferred.
To stand sponsor.
Tell in advance
Make a prediction about

HOPE vs PROMISE: RELATED WORDS

Urge, Think, Pray, Expect, Optimism, Want, Chance, Wish, Believe, Hopefully, Hopeful, Go for, Trust, Desire, Promise

Pledged, Vows, Commitments, Commitment, Pledges, Vow, Pledge, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Predict, Call, Foretell, Assure, Hope

HOPE vs PROMISE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Aim, Expectation, Urge, Think, Pray, Expect, Want, Chance, Wish, Believe, Hopefully, Hopeful, Go for, Trust, Desire

Potential, Expectation, Guarantee, Pledged, Commitments, Commitment, Pledges, Vow, Pledge, Prognosticate, Anticipate, Forebode, Call, Assure, Hope

HOPE vs PROMISE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

We hope that this guide has been useful to you and we hope to see you making offers soon on Auctioneera!
But the hope which sustains her is unshakable, just as the joy which flows from this hope is indestructible.
We hope to have you instructed you sufficiently and we hope you enjoy fighting your very own boss!
Megan Broadstreet, Hope Church Assistant Events Coordinator, expressed thanks to the Assembly for being at Hope Church and sharing in worship and fellowship.
We hope this estimate helps you plan your trip and we hope you have a great time here in the Riviera Maya.
What hope, what hope is there for these two?
We hope this helps clear it up and we hope you have a great time here on vacation.
Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?
Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast.

When the promise is to give land, the equitable doctrine of part performance continues to be used to enforce the promise.
Consideration is the price bargained for and paid for a promise, and it may, of course, be a return promise.
One task is to promise the audience a reward, another is to make that promise credible.
Be sure you can do what you promise by the dates you promise.
The lament usually ends with a promise to praise God, and the thanksgiving psalm fulufb01lls that promise.
Many writing services will make a promise to save time and money but they never keep their promise.
Each promise must be made in return for the performance of a legally sufficient act or promise.
Its not everyday you can trust someone to deliver on a promise, my promise was fulfilled.
Can a promise student use an unemployment waiver inn lieu of the Promise scholarship?
Based at first only upon an express promise, it was afterwards supported upon an implied promise, and even upon a fictitious promise.

HOPE vs PROMISE: QUESTIONS

Do we need hope if we already have what we hope for?
What are the differences between the hope and HOPE Scholarships?
Why did Bob Hope enjoy playing the role of Bob Hope?
What is health & hope toward health and Hope H I your Handbook?
Does hope go to Italy with Brooke after Hope's death?
What happened to Hope Hope in Ant-Man and the wasp?
Do I need to use Hope brake mounts with Hope brakes?
How do you keep hope alive when all hope is fading?
Can a two-factor structure of hope help promote hope?
What would hope hope read these parenting teenage quotes?

What makes a promise a legally enforceable promise?
Can an illusory promise be transformed into an actual promise?
How to resolve a promise immediately from a non-promise object?
Will Congress fulfill its promise of fulfilling the promise of Malerkotla?
Is it better not to promise anything than to promise something?
How long does it take to read Promise Promise by Michelle Obama?
What is promise in Brevard (promise) doing to support the community?
What do you promise in a promise letter to your partner?
How do I return a rejected promise from Bluebird promise?
What is Lawrence's promise in the promise of Forever?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOPE AND PROMISE

HOPE vs PROMISE: NOUN

HOPE vs PROMISE: ADJECTIVE

HOPE vs PROMISE: VERB

HOPE vs PROMISE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

HOPE vs PROMISE: TRANSITIVE VERB

HOPE vs PROMISE: OTHER WORD TYPES

HOPE vs PROMISE: RELATED WORDS

HOPE vs PROMISE: DESCRIBE WORDS

HOPE vs PROMISE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

HOPE vs PROMISE: QUESTIONS