Grammar fix
lose hope
stop hoping
To stop believing that something good will happen or that a situation will improve.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After months of searching for a job, he started to lose hope.
There were times during my studies when I felt like giving up, but I tried not to lose hope because I knew hard work would pay off eventually.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Don't lose the hope.
Say: Don't lose hope.
No 'the' — 'lose hope' (uncountable, no article).
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Lose hope' is natural; 'relinquish optimism' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
lose hope
- never
- don't
- all
- begin to