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Definition: Forlorn Hope |
Forlorn HopeNoun1. A hopeless or desperate enterprise. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Forlorn Hope Cromwell says, "Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy," i.e. our horse picket sent forward to reconnoitre approached within a mile of the enemy's camp. (German, verloren.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | FORLORN HOPE. A gamester's last stake. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Danger | Noun: danger, peril, insecurity, jeopardy, risk, hazard, venture, precariousness, slipperiness; instability; defenselessness; Adjective: exposure; (liability); vulnerability; vulnerable point, heel of Achilles; forlorn hope; (hopelessness). |
Adventure, risk, hazard, venture, stake, set at hazard; run the gauntlet; (dare); engage in a forlorn hope. | |
Hopelessness | Airy hopes forlorn hope; gone case, dead duck, gone coon; goner; bad job, bad business; enfant perdu; gloomy horizon, black spots in the horizon; slough of Despond, cave of Despair; immedicabile vulnus. |
Rashness | Donner tete baissee; knock, one's bead against a wall; (be unskillful); rush on destruction; kick against the pricks, tempt Providence, go on a forlorn hope, go on a fool's errand. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Forlorn Hope |
| English words defined with "forlorn hope": Perdu. (references) |
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Expressions using "forlorn hope": A forlorn hope ♦ engage in a forlorn hope ♦ go on a forlorn hope. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
forlorn hope | 9 |
forlorn hope online | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "forlorn hope"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shpresa të pakëta (little hope), ndërmarrje e dëshpëruar, detashment i vdekjes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لا امل فيها, أمل يائس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | слаба надежда (off chance), отряд натоварен с опасна задача, опасна задача. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ztracená nadìje. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sans espoir, mince d'espoir. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απεγνωσμένη προσπάθεια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תקו" כזבת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kétségbeesett remény. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orlornfay opehay acţiune disperatã. (various references) безнадежное дело (lost cause). (various references) izgubljena nada. (various references) esperanza muy lejana. (various references) svagt hopp, hopplöst företag. (various references) fedailer takımı, boş ümit, ümitsiz girişim. (various references) việc tuyệt vọng, việc chắc chắn thất bại, đội cảm t. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Loligo reynaudi. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-h-l-n-o-o-o-p-r-r" | |
-4 letters: floorer, forlorn, honorer, proofer, reproof. | |
-5 letters: holpen, hoofer, hooper, hoopoe, looper, operon, perron, phenol, poorer, reroof, rolfer, roofer. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Translations: Ancient 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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