verb
Meaning 1
To place all one's trust or hope in (someone or something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
pin one's hopes on
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: seine Hoffnungen setzen auf — to place all one's trust in
- Italian: appuntare le proprie speranze su — to place all one's trust in
- Polish: pokładać nadzieję w — to place all one's trust in
- Russian: полагаться (polagatʹsja) — to place all one's trust in
- Russian: положи́ться (položítʹsja) — to place all one's trust in
- Spanish: poner su ilusión en — to place all one's trust in