"Laum, La-Um" is a word in HILIGAYNON

laum, la-um HILIGAYNON
Definition:

láum, lá-um - Hope, expectation, trust,
confidence; to hope, expect, trust, confide
in, be confident. Magláum ka gid nga——.
Have confidence that——. Nagláum silá
nga makalámbut dídto sa sulúd sang isá
ka táknà, ápang duhá gid ka táknà ang íla
paglakát. They thought they could arrive
there within an hour, but they had to walk
two full hours. Ginalaúman (Ginalám-an)
ko nga——. I hope, expect that——.
Ginlaúman níya ang íya pagdaúg sa
dúmug, ápang nabúntul siá. He hoped to
win in wrestling, but he was thrown. Ang
Pagtóo, Pagláum kag Paghigúgma. Faith,
Hope and Charity. Walâ na siá sing lámon (laúmon). He has nothing to expect any
longer. He is without hope, in a quandary,
great perplexity, despair. (cf. sálig, hulát,
paabút).

Synonym:
Few words of positivity

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dahum CEBUANO

dahum v [A13; a12] expect, hope for s.t. to happen. Wà ku magdahum nga maglúib ka, I didnt dream you …

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despair ENGLISH

To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.

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despair ENGLISH

To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

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disappoint ENGLISH

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to …

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disappointed ENGLISH

Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.

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The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design …

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esperansa HILIGAYNON

esperánsa - (Sp. esperanza) Hope, expectation, expectancy, confidence, reliance, trust, bright prospect, reassurance, hopefulness. (cf. láum, sálig).

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expectancy ENGLISH

That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope.

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expectant ENGLISH

One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good.

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gamon HILIGAYNON

gamón - Disappointment, balk, check, defeat or failure of—expectation,—hope,— wish,—desire,—intention; to disappoint, balk, baffle, dash one’s hopes, fail one, frustrate …

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hope ENGLISH

To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it …

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hope ENGLISH

To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a …

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hope ENGLISH

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

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hope ENGLISH

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

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hope ENGLISH

A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an …

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hope ENGLISH

To expect; to fear.

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hopeful ENGLISH

Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant.

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hopeless ENGLISH

Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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lamalama HILIGAYNON

lamâlámà - Dim. and Freq. of lámà. Also: To harrow. Indì pa ánay paglamâlamáon ang talámnan, kóndì daróhon pa sing …

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laum CEBUANO

láum v {1} [A; b(1)] expect s.t. hopefully. Nagláum ku nga mausab pa siya, I still have hopes that hell …

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