live in hope

Verb

Meaning

live in hope (third-person singular simple present lives in hope, present participle living in hope, simple past and past participle lived in hope)

To continually be optimistic.

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Antonyms

darken droop despond

Examples

No sign, so far, of anything sinister-but I live in hope. Agatha Christie

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. John Ruskin

My one remaining professional ambition is to read the shipping forecast. I live in hope. Samuel West

Hope does not kill; I shall live in hope of getting what I seek another day. South African Proverb

It's good to live in hope. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

live in a tent live in another's home live in each other's pockets live in luxury live in one's place of employment live in poverty