Hopefully

Adverb

 * 1) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope.
 * Hopefully my father will arrive in time for the show.
 * 1) In a hopeful manner.
 * In justifying the new parking structure the council looked hopefully to rising retail sales downtown.

Thesaurus
after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, airily, anon, anticipatingly, anticipatively, anticipatorily, before long, blithely, by and by, by destiny, cheerfully, cheerily, confidently, expectantly, expectedly, expectingly, fatally, fondly, genially, gladly, happily, hopingly, imminently, in aftertime, in the future, irrepressibly, jauntily, joyfully, later, lightly, optimistically, pleasantly, predictably, probably, proximo, sanguinely, smilingly, soon, tomorrow, with bated breath, with breathless expectation, with good cheer

Etymology
Coined between 1630 and 1640 from hopeful: + -ly:.

Translations

 * Arabic: إن شاء الله
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Portuguese: ,


 * Russian: надеюсь
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: inşallah
 * Volapük: spelabo


 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Portuguese: esperançoso
 * Russian: с надеждой
 * Swedish: hoppfullt
 * Turkish: umutla, ümitle