This morning (Istanbul time), I thought I'd take a closer quantitative look at the history of hopefully, using evidence from Mark Davies' Corpus of Historical American English. I didn't quote the end of that sentence, which asserts that hopefully "has all but lost its traditional meaning". And I quoted Bryan Garner as saying, among other things, that "the battle is now over", and " Hopefully is now a part of AmE". I also quoted MWDEU quoting Copperud 1970 to the effect that the "rapid expansion of use of hopefully as a sentence-modifier" began "about 1960", and I exhibited a Google Ngrams plot supporting this date. In this case, the meaning is the same as ‘I hope so.In The H-word, I quoted MWDEU to the effect that the sentence-adverb use of hopefully "was available if writers needed it, but few writers did". For example: Do you think he will show up? I hope so! Some speakers will substitute ‘hopefully’ for this expression as an answer in informal conversational English. It can also be used to mean that someone has a strong desire that something happens. For example: Do you think she will win the race? I hope so. It is usually given as an answer to a question about whether or not something will happen. It implies that the person has a positive expectation of something. ‘I hope so’ is a common informal expression that is related to ‘I hope’. However, ‘I hope’ has a slight meaning of a more definite desire by the speaker or writer, rather than a general idea of things being left to fate or circumstance. For example: Hopefully the train is not late. ‘I hope’ when used as an expression like this and attached to a statement one wants to believe is going to happen or is true can be used synonymously with ‘hopefully’. For example: I hope in the fact that I know he will be here. It can also have the meaning of having confidence or trusting something will happen. The pronoun ‘I’ is used to show that the person speaking or writing feels this way in the present time. For example: I hope for a raise this year. ‘Hope’ as a verb shows the action of feeling a desire or expectation. It means to want something to happen or to be true or to think that it could happen or be true. ‘Hope’ is a verb that expresses a feeling. However, it is good to keep in mind that some grammarians still find this usage uncomfortable, especially in formal or written English. Some language experts have criticized this usage, but according to authorities on the English language, such as Merriam Webster, it is a correct and standard usage of ‘hopefully’.
It is in this unique usage that ‘hopefully’ means a feeling similar to ‘I hope’. Other examples include the following adverbs: interestingly, frankly, clearly and fortunately. A disjunct adverb is separate, yet related, to the thought being expressed and allows the speaker or writer to comment on what they are saying or writing.
Used in this way, it is a type of adverb called a disjunct. This usage of ‘hopefully’ has recently become more popular in the 20th century in modern English. For example: Hopefully, we will get there soon. In another sense, ‘hopefully’ can mean that something is hoped for in a general way. For example: The dog stared out of the window hopefully all day long.
#Hopefully in a sentence full
To be hopeful means to be full of hope, or showing and feeling a sense of hope. ‘Hopefully’ is an adverb, so it modifies a verb. However, there is a difference between ‘hopefully’ and ‘I hope’, and it is one that still is being debated among those that dictate proper English usage. This is a word that English speakers often add to statements showing they want or believe something particular will happen or be true. What is the difference between ‘hopefully’ and ‘I hope’? Both of these expressions contain the word ‘hope’.
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