Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's hopes up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: get one's hopes up
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.

Example Sentences

"I try to set low expectations and not to get my hopes up."

Inflected Forms

gets one's hopes up (present, singular) getting one's hopes up (participle, present) got one's hopes up (past) got one's hopes up (UK, participle) gotten one's hopes up (US, participle)

Questions

What does get one's hopes up mean?: To become enthusiastic about something that is not yet guaranteed to happen.

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