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(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 jump

hope 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 you

want 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 / adverbhor • mone / ' hormoun / noun [ count ]

( biology ) a substance in your body that influences the way you grow and develop

horn © / 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 birth

Have 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 ]