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Helping vs Hoping - What's the difference?

helping | hoping |

As verbs the difference between helping and hoping

is that helping is while hoping is .

As a noun helping

is (countable) a portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself;.

As an adjective hoping is

filled with or inspiring hope .

helping

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself;
    • She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
  • (figurative, countable) An amount or quantity
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.}}

    Related terms

    * help oneself

    Verb

    (head)

    • hoping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * William Trogdon
    • There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and those who go secretly hoping they won't.
    I'm hoping the weather will be sunny tomorrow.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Filled with or inspiring hope.
    • A hoping situation is not yet desolate.