hopefully UK /ˈhəʊp.fə.li/US /ˈhoʊp.fə.li/ adverb2 •In a hopeful manner.‘In fifteen minutes I will be at the carpark, sitting hopefully inside a puce Reliant Scimitar.’ — 1993 •the person speaking wants this to happen and thinks that it mayHopefully, my father will arrive in time for the show.She was buried with her mom and hopefully they are together now. formsmore hopefully · most hopefully