hope
‘basic meaning’
If you hope that something is true or will happen, you want it to be true or to happen.
She hoped she would have a career in the music industry.
I sat down, hoping to remain unnoticed.
‘I hope’
You often use I hope to express a wish that someone will have a pleasant time. After hope you can use either the future form or the present simple. For example, you can say ‘I hope you’ll enjoy the film' or ‘I hope you enjoy the film’.
I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Roehampton.
I hope you get well very soon.
If you say to someone that you hope they are going to do something, you are usually asking or reminding them to do something that they may not want to do.
I hope you're going to clean up this mess.
Next time I come I hope you're going to be a lot more entertaining.
‘I hope so’
If someone says that something is true or will happen, or asks you whether something is true or will happen, you can express your wish that it is true or will happen by saying I hope so.
‘I will see you in the church.’ – ‘I hope so.’
‘You’ll be home at six?' – ‘I hope so.’
Be careful
Don't say ‘I hope it’.
Don't say ‘I hope it’.
‘I hope not’
Similarly, you can express your wish that something is not true or will not happen by saying I hope not.
‘You haven’t lost the ticket, have you?' – ‘I hope not.’
Be careful
Don't say ‘I don’t hope so'.
Don't say ‘I don’t hope so'.