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hopes
dont get your hopes up?
y is this plural. hope is a feeling and it should b uncountables
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Re: hopes

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Don't get your hopes up?
Why is this plural? Hope is a feeling and it should be uncountable
Noun
Singular
hope
Plural
countable and uncountable; hopes
hope (countable and uncountable; plural hopes)
- (uncountable) The belief that something wished for can happen. I still have some hope that I can get to work on time.
- (countable) Something which may cause something hoped for to happen; source of hope. We still have one hope left: my roommate might see the note I left on the table.
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