Hope. –noun 1.the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope. 2.a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. 3.grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery. 4.a person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope. 5.something that is hoped for: Her forgiveness is my constant hope. 1.Hope.The one thing I seem to be lacking.