Hawaiian Phrase · Emotions
hope ʻole
Pronunciation: /HOH-peh OH-leh/
Meaning
Hopeless; without hope. It indicates despair or a lack of expectation for good outcomes.
Example sentences
Ua hele lākou me ka manaʻo hope ʻole i ka ʻimi ʻana i ke kōkua.
They went without hope in searching for help.
ʻAʻole pono kākou e noho me ka puʻuwai hope ʻole i mua o nā pilikia.
We should not remain with a disheartened heart in the face of difficulties.
ʻO ka ʻike ʻana i kona nalowale ua waiho iā mākou me ka haʻalulu a me ka manaʻo hope ʻole.
Seeing his disappearance left us with shock and despair.
About this word
“hope ʻole” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Hopeless; without hope. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.