abuse
verb (used with object)
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
will abuse
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future tenseof abuse.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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I want to be clear that there is no evidence in the record that Washington’s transgender women will abuse the law in the way VanDyke warns.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The risk is that Amazon -- which accounts for 60 percent of online sales in Europe's top economy, according to the watchdog -- will abuse its power to compete with the third-party retailers, he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Both privacy advocates and some forensic scientists fear police will abuse the technology to test people without their informed consent, or to mishandle evidence that could compromise prosecutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
Facebook says no, but then Facebook has historically been bad at predicting how people will abuse the service.
From The Verge ● May 14, 2019
I have no doubt, sire," she adds, "that you never will abuse the power an enraptured people have entrusted to you without limitation.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
