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Наде́жда — meaning in English

Nadezhda

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English meaning

  • aspiration noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
  • expectation noun A strong belief that something will happen or turn out a certain way.
  • hope verb To want something to happen and believe it might.
  • hopefully adv In a way that shows hope.
  • Nadezhda name A female given name of Russian or Bulgarian origin, meaning "hope."
  • Nadiya name A female given name of Ukrainian origin, meaning "hope."
  • prospect noun The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.

Senses

Наде́жда is used for these senses in English:

  • Hope (rare) A en given name.
  • Nadezhda A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Russian female given name Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
  • Nadiya A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Наді́я (Nadíja).
  • aspiration The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
  • expectation That which is expected or looked for.
  • hope (countable, _, or, _, uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
  • hope (countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.
  • hopefully In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]

aspiration — full definition

  1. noun A strong hope or ambition to achieve something, especially something admirable.
  2. noun (medicine) The act of drawing out fluid or tissue from the body using suction, usually through a needle.
  3. noun (phonetics) A puff of breath released after certain consonant sounds.

expectation — full definition

  1. noun A strong belief that something will happen or turn out a certain way.
  2. noun A standard or requirement that someone is supposed to meet.

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