noun

a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.

he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information

aspiration,desire,wish,expectation,ambition,aim,plan,dream,daydream,pipe dream,longing,yearning,craving,hankering

verb

want something to happen or be the case.

he’s hoping for an offer of compensation

expect,anticipate,look for,wait for,be hopeful of,pin one’s hopes on,want,wish for,dream of,hope against hope for