Is Fierceful a word?
Is Fierceful a word?
It’s not a word. Interestingly, if you google it now, your thread is the second hit (behind a link to an English-Croatian dictionary, which also says it’s not a word).
What is the meaning of Fierceful?
Fierce is ferocious and forceful, like a lion. When you are fierce, opponents fear you. Despite their loss, the talented JV team put up a fierce fight against the varsity squad. Fierce comes from the Latin ferus ‘wild animal. ‘ It means strong, proud, dangerous and ready to roar.
What does hopefully mean?
1 : in a way that expresses desire with an expectation of fulfillment : in a hopeful manner gazed up at us hopefully. 2 : it is hoped : I hope : we hope hopefully the rain will end soon.
Why is hopefully wrong?
Hopefully is an adverb which means what it ought to [italics mine]–“full of hope” or “characterized by hope.” It normally modifies verbs. Nonstandard English sometimes substitutes the word hopefully for I hope (or some other subject with the verb hope). Incorrect: Hopefully, they will come in time.
Does hopefully mean yes?
The adverb hopefully means ‘wanting the answer to be yes’: …
What is another word for hopefully?
What is another word for hopefully?
| expectantly | confidently |
|---|---|
| longingly | positively |
| trustingly | yearningly |
| trustfully | with hope |
| full of hope | with anticipation |
How do you use the word hopefully?
Hopefully means “in a hopeful manner.” We looked hopefully to the future. Some usage experts object to the use of hopefully as a sentence adverb, apparently on grounds of clarity. To be safe, avoid using hopefully in sentences such as the following: Hopefully, your son will recover soon.
What is the difference between hope and hopefully?
Hopefully is an adverb which means what it ought to–“full of hope” or “characterized by hope.” It normally modifies verbs. Nonstandard English sometimes substitutes the word hopefully for I hope (or some other subject with the verb hope). Correct: They listened hopefully for the sound of the rescue party.
What is the reply of hope so?
To reply to “Nothing serious, I hope”, both “I hope so too” and “I hope not” are a bit confusing. The clearest reply is “I hope the same”.
What does I hope so means?
—used to say that one wants something to happen or be true and thinks it could happen or be true “Will you be able to come to the party?” “I hope so.”
What does I hope not mean?
—used to say that one wants something not to happen or to not be true “Will you have to miss the party?” “I hope not.”
What do you mean by hoping?
To hope for something means that we want it to happen. We use hoping to form one of the progressive tenses, like the present progressive and the past progressive: I am still hoping I’ll go to Paris by the end of the year. He was hoping you’d have time to talk before you left.
What does having hope mean?
To have hope is to want an outcome that makes your life better in some way. It not only can help make a tough present situation more bearable but also can eventually improve our lives because envisioning a better future motivates you to take the steps to make it happen. Everyone hopes for something.
Would hope Meaning?
‘Would hope’ is the conditional form of ‘to hope’
What does I hope to shout mean?
I couldn’t agree more
Should hope so meaning?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI should hope so (too)I should hope so (too) (also I should hope not British English) spoken used to say that you feel very strongly that something should or should not happen ‘They’ll get their money back.’ ‘ I should hope so too, after being treated like that.’
Would meaning and examples?
Would is used to indicate what could potentially happen in the future or when giving advice or when making a request. An example of would is when you might get a good grade if you study. An example of would is when you ask someone to pass the carrots.
What is the definition of would?
English Language Learners Definition of would —used to indicate what someone said or thought about what was going to happen or be done. —used to talk about a possible situation that has not happened or that you are imagining. —used with have to talk about something that did not happen or was not done.
Could is past or future?
The use of ‘could’, ‘would’, or ‘will be’ all imply future tense. The past tense version would be: “You could not have made me happy, and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who could have made you so.”
How can we use can and could?
We use could to show that something is possible, but not certain:
- They could come by car. (= Maybe they will come by car.)
- It can be very cold here in winter.
- That can’t be true.
- It’s ten o’clock.
- It could be very cold there in winter.
- They know the way here.
- She can speak several languages.
- I can see you.