Definition of "overhope" in Englisch

noun

1. Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.

2. (UK dialectal) Hopefulness; sanguineness.

verb

1. To hope excessively; presume.

   • I'll cast this observation a little too broadly to make the point clearer: many principals "overhoped" that computers would have miraculous effects on all students exposed to them even if only for a few minutes per week, and now finding …

2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To hope constantly.