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			| 1.
								having or manifesting or inspiring hope a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets
 found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
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								presaging good fortune
 
 'hopeful' - used as a noun
 3.
								an ambitious and aspiring young person
 two executive hopefuls joined the firm
 
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