___ for the best, prepare for the worst

verb

1. To cherish a desire with anticipation to want something to happen or be true

   "hopes for a promotion"

2. Trust
3. To desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment

   "I hope she remembers."

4. To expect with confidence trust

   "Your mother is doing well, I hope."

noun

1. Desire accompanied by expectation of or belief in fulfillment

   "came in hopes of seeing you"

2. Someone or something on which hopes are centered

   "our only hope for victory"

3. Something desired or hoped for

   "great hopes for the coming year"

4. Trust, reliance

biographical name

1. Anthony see Sir Anthony Hope hawkins

biographical name

1. Bob 1903–2003 originally Leslie Townes Hope American (British-born) comedian

biographical name

1. Victor Alexander John 1887–1951 2nd Marquis of
2. Victor Alexander John 1887—1951 2nd Marquis ofLinlithgow British soldier; viceroy of India (1936—43)

geographical name

1. City in southwestern Arkansas that was the childhood home of President Bill Clinton population 10,095

noun

1. A young woman's accumulation of clothes and domestic furnishings (such as silver and linen) kept in anticipation of her marriage

idiom

1. To hope that things will turn out as well as possible

   "All we can do is hope for the best."

idiom

1. Used to say that one wants something not to happen or to not be true

idiom

1. Used to say that one wants something to happen or be true and thinks it could happen or be true