verb
- past tense and past participle of overhope; to hope for something excessively or beyond what is realistic or warranted
Usage: rare; literary
Examples
- She overhoped for a promotion that never came.
- They overhoped the project would succeed despite clear warning signs.
- He overhoped his old car would last another winter.
- The team overhoped they could win without their star player.
- I overhoped the situation would resolve itself without intervention.