hope
hope/hōp/
noun
- a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen."he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information"synonyms: aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, ambition, aim, plan, dream, daydream, pipe dream, longing, yearning, craving, hankering
- a feeling of trust."our private friendship, upon hope and affiance whereof, I presume to be your petitioner"
verb
want something to happen or be the case.
"he's hoping for an offer of compensation"
synonyms: expect, anticipate, look for, wait for, be hopeful of, pin one's hopes on, want, wish for, dream of, hope against hope for