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overhope (uncountable) Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption. (Britain dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness. overhope (third-person singular simple present overhopes, present participle overhoping, simple past and …

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  1. overhope (uncountable) Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption. (Britain dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness. overhope (third-person singular simple present overhopes, present participle overhoping, simple past and past participle overhoped) To hope excessively; presume. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To hope constantly.