Emotions & feelings

live in hope

keep hoping

To live in hope is to continue hoping for something even when it seems unlikely.

C1 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you think prices will fall soon?

I live in hope, but I am not counting on it.

Play the conversation

The team has not won a match yet, but we live in hope.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I live with hope that they will win.

Say: I live in hope that they will win.

The fixed phrase uses the preposition "in," not "with."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

I live in hope; we can live in hope

Your turn: say it out loud

The team has not won a match yet, but we live in hope.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

live in hope

keep hoping

“The team has not won a match yet, but we live in hope.”

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