English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hope Pronunciation
Hope is pronounced HOHP, IPA /ˈhoʊp/.
HOHP
US /ˈhoʊp/ · UK /ˈhəʊp/
Syllables: HOHP (1 syllable)
verb and noun: To want and expect something to happen, or the feeling of wanting it.
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Hope in a Sentence
- I hope the train is on time.
- There is still hope of a settlement.
- She hoped for rain and got three weeks of it.
Common Mispronunciations of Hope
Not HAHP
The vowel is long and rounded, so the word rhymes with soap.
Not HOH-puh
The final e is silent, and the word closes on the p with nothing after it.
Tip: Hopeful and hopeless pull in opposite directions and keep the same long oh.
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