Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hope against hope

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
hope a-gain-st hope
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Likely a paraphrase of the first few words of Romans 4:18.

Inflected Forms

hopes against hope (present, singular) hoping against hope (participle, present) hoped against hope (participle, past) hoped against hope (past)

Questions

What does hope against hope mean?
To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible.
Where does hope against hope come from?
Likely a paraphrase of the first few words of Romans 4:18.

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