VERBS
- be, feel, seem, sound
- I feel quite hopeful that a peaceful solution will be found
- become, get
- Don't get too hopeful. We may not be able to go
- remain
- The police remained hopeful that she would be found alive
ADV
- extremely, very
- almost
- fairly, pretty, quite
- eternally
- Only Janet, eternally hopeful, thought it was worth trying again
PREP
- about
- She was not very hopeful about her situation
- of
- The police are quite hopeful of catching the thieves
VERBS
- be, look, seem
- Things aren't looking very hopeful at the moment
ADV
- extremely, very
- fairly, quite
- There are some fairly hopeful signs of recovery in the US market
