(used about an animal or bird) to jump with two or all feet together
The frog hopped onto the stone.
( informal
) to get into or out of a car, bus, etc. Hop in ! I'll give you a ride downtown.I hopped on the next bus.
hop
noun [ count ] a short jumphope w/houp/ verb{
hope , юр iiv , hopec )to want something to happen or be true
I hope that you feel better soon.
I hope to see you tomorrow.
She's hoping for a bike for her birthday.
"Do you think it will rain?" "I hope not."
"Will you be at the party?" "I'm not sure — I hope so ."
hope 2 © / houp /
noun[ count, noncount ] a feeling of wanting something to happen and thinking that it will
There's little hope of finding survivors. Don't give up hope — you may still pass.
[ count , usually singular ] a person or thing that gives you hope
Can you help me? You're my only hope .
hope • ful / ' houpfl / adjective
If you are hopeful
, you think that something that youwant will happen
I'm hopeful about getting a job.
hope • ful • ly / ' houpfln / adverb
( informal ) I hope; we hope Hopefully he won't be late.
hoping that what you want will happen The cat looked hopefully at our plates.
hope • less / ' houplss / adjective
with no hope of success a hopeless situation
hope
• less • ly / ' houplssli / adverb We got hopelessly lost in the forest.ho • ri • Zon / hs ' raizn / noun
[ count , usually singular ]
the line between the earth or ocean and the sky We could see a ship on the horizon
.hor • i • zon • tal / |hors zantl / adjective
going from side to side, not up and down a horizontal line
—Look at vertical
. , —Look at the picture at line .hor • i • zon • tal • ly / |hors ' zantsli / adverb
hor • mone / ' hormoun / noun [ count ]( biology
) a substance in your body that influences the way you grow and develophorn
© / horn / noun [ count ]one of the hard pointed things that some animals have on their heads
—Look at the picture at antelope
.a thing in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud sound to warn people
Don't honk your horn late at night. —Look at the picture at steering wheel
.a musical instrument with a metal tube that you blow into
hor
• o • scope / ' horeskoup / noun [ count ] something that tells you what will happen, using the planets and your date of birthHave you read your horoscope today? (= in a newspaper, for example )
— Look at
astrology .hor • ri • ble / ' horebl / adjective
( informal )
very bad or unpleasant
What horrible weather!
I had a horrible dream.
► hor • ri • bly / ' horebli / adverb
horribly painful
hor • rif • ic / hэ ' rifik / adjective
causing fear or shock a horrific accident
hor • ri • fy / ' horefai / verb
( hor ri . fies , hor ri . fy . ing , hor . ri . fied , has hor . ri fied )to shock and frighten someone Everyone was horrified by the murders.
hor
• ror / ' horer / noun [ noncount ]a feeling of fear or shock
They watched in horror as he ran in front of the bus. horror movie
a movie that tries to frighten or shock you for entertainment
horse ©/ brs /
noun
[ count ] a big animal that can carry people and pull heavy things Do you know how to ride a horse ? Word building A male horse is a stallion and a female horse is a mare . A young horse is a foal .horse • back / ' horsbrek / on horse • back
sitting on a horse
We saw a lot of policemen on horseback.
horse • back rid
/ ' horsbrek |raidig /( also rid
. ing ) noun [ noncount ]