See Also:

hopefully (oh)



[sentence adverb] a way of saying what you hope will happen, which some people think is incorrect
ˇˇHopefully, I'll be back home by ten o'clock.
ˇˇBy then the problem will hopefully have been solved.
in a way that shows that you are hopeful
ˇˇ'Will there be any food left over?' he asked hopefully.