sperare — meaning in English

English meaning

• hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
• trust noun Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.

Senses

sperare is used for these senses in English:

• hope To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
• trust (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

hope — full definition

1. verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
2. noun A feeling of trust or expectation that something good will happen.

trust — full definition

1. noun Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.
2. noun A legal arrangement where property or money is held by one party for the benefit of another.
3. verb To believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something.

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