Hopefully (clause)

When you hope that something happens, you say "Hopefully (something happens)":

Hopefully my package will arrive in the next day or two.

You can also use it when you hope that something doesn't happen:

Hopefully we won't have any more problems this week.

People use "Hopefully ___" to talk about things that they think are probable or likely. They don't use "Hopefully" when talking about something that's impossible.

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