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live in hope

live in hope verb: to continually be optimistic.

Verb

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

  1. To continually be optimistic.

Forms of live in hope

third-person singular presentlives in hope
present participleliving in hope
past participlelived in hope
pastlived in hope

Questions about live in hope

What does live in hope mean?
Live in hope means to continually be optimistic.
What part of speech is live in hope?
Live in hope is a verb.
What is the past tense of live in hope?
The past tense of live in hope is lived in hope.

Words near live in hope in the dictionary

  1. live from paycheck to paycheck
  2. live house
  3. live houses
  4. live in
  5. live in each other's pockets
  6. live in hope
  7. live in sin
  8. live in the past
  9. live in the shadow of
  10. live Internet feed
  11. live Internet feeds

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