entertain+hopes+of

  • 1entertain — verb 1 invite sb to eat/drink with you ADVERB ▪ lavishly ▪ The Bradfords always entertained lavishly at Christmas. PREPOSITION ▪ to (BrE) ▪ They entertained us to lunch in their new house …

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  • 2entertain */*/ — UK [ˌentə(r)ˈteɪn] / US [ˌentərˈteɪn] verb Word forms entertain : present tense I/you/we/they entertain he/she/it entertains present participle entertaining past tense entertained past participle entertained 1) a) [transitive] to give a… …

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  • 3entertain — en|ter|tain [ ,entər teın ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to give a performance that people enjoy: In professional sports, the responsibility is on everyone to entertain the crowd. a ) intransitive or transitive to receive someone as a guest and give… …

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  • 4entertain*/ — [ˌentəˈteɪn] verb 1) [T] to give a performance that people enjoy The children sang and danced to entertain the crowd.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to receive someone as a guest and give them food and drink The front room is used for entertaining visitors.[/ex]… …

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  • 5Rothschild's Violin — (Russian: Скрипка Ротшильда) is a one act opera by Russian composer Veniamin Fleishman (1913 1941) set to the Russian libretto by the composer after the short story Rothschild s Fiddle by Anton Chekhov.The opera centres on the bitter central… …

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  • 6Pro Marcello — 51 BCSPEECH IN BEHALF OF MARCUS CLAUDIUS MARCELLUSby Marcus Tullius Cicerotranslated by Charles Duke Yonge, A.B.THE ARGUMENT Marcus Claudius Marcellus was descended from the most illustrious families at Rome, and had been consul with Servius… …

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  • 7Leabhar na nGenealach — is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college house of St. Nicholas s church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh. He continued to add material until at least 1666, five years before he was… …

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  • 8aspire to — Aim at, indulge an ambition for, entertain hopes of, seek, venture to make suit for, make bold to seek …

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  • 9wish — [[t]wɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to want; desire; long for (usu. fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning[/ex] 2) to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the matter settled[/ex] 3) to entertain… …

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  • 10hope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 belief that sth you want will happen ADJECTIVE ▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great ▪ a feeling of considerable hope ▪ It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward …

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